1828 In Archaeology
1828 in archaeology Events * The ' Metternich Stela' is presented by Muhammad Ali of Egypt to Prince Metternich. Finds * The Crondall Hoard, a hoard of one hundred and one old French and Anglo-Saxon coins, is found in the village of Crondall in the English county of Hampshire. Publications * Prussian Academy of Sciences begins publication of the ''Corpus Inscriptionum Graecum'' under the editorship of August Böckh. Births * May 2 - Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and explorer (d. 1915) * August 18 - Jakob Messikommer, Swiss archaeologist (d. 1917) * Frank Calvert, British archaeologist (d. 1908) Deaths * March 31 - Charles "Hindoo" Stuart, Anglo-Irish British East India Company officer and collector of Hindu antiquities (b. c.1758) See also * List of years in archaeology * 1827 in archaeology * 1829 in archaeology 1829 in archaeology Explorations * 'Charles Masson' (James Lewis) explores the Indus Valley civilisation and locates the site of Harappa ...
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