The year 1808 CE in
archaeology included many events, some of which are listed below.
Events
* January 12 –
John Rennie's scheme to defend
St Mary's Church, Reculver, in the south east of England, founded in 669, from
coastal erosion is abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture and sculpture.
Excavations
Finds
Publications
* ''Nummi aegyptii imperatorii'', by
Jörgen Zoega
Jörgen is a village in the municipality of Tieschen in the ''Bezirk'' of Südoststeiermark in the Federal State of Styria in Austria. Its population was 159 in 2016.
Jörgen is known for its fine white wines. Next to the more common white w ...
.
Births
Deaths
* December 4 –
Karl Ludwig Fernow
Karl Ludwig Fernow (19 November 1763 – 4 December 1808) was a German art critic and archaeologist.
Early life
Fernow was born in Pomerania, the son of a servant in the household of the lord of Blumenhagen. At the age of twelve he became cle ...
, German art critic and archaeologist (b.
1763
Events
January–March
* January 27 – The seat of colonial administration in the Viceroyalty of Brazil is moved from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro.
* February 1 – The Royal Colony of North Carolina officially creates Meck ...
)
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