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The year '''1821 in archaeology''' involved some significant events. |
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==Finds== |
==Finds== |
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*'[[Gallagh Man]]', an [[Iron Age]] [[bog body]], is found in [[County Galway]], Ireland.<ref>{{cite book|last=Haughton|first=Brian|title=Hidden History: Lost Civilizations, Secret Knowledge and Ancient Mysteries|location=Franklin Lakes, NJ|publisher=New Page Books|year=2019|isbn=978-1-5641-4897-1}}</ref> |
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==Miscellaneous== |
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*"[[Egyptian Hall]]" in [[London]] displays artifacts from [[Ancient Egypt]] brought to the [[United Kingdom]] by [[Giovanni Battista Belzoni]]. |
*"[[Egyptian Hall]]" in [[London]] displays artifacts from [[Ancient Egypt]] brought to the [[United Kingdom]] by [[Giovanni Battista Belzoni]]. The [[Philae obelisk]] is landed in England in December. |
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*While not specifically the year 1821, this time period is when one of the most significant categorical discoveries of archaeology was named. Christian Thomsen, a Danish archaeologist, developed the three age system to date objects in museums. These three ages were the "Stone Age," "Bronze Age," and "Iron Age." |
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*While not specifically the year 1821, this time period is when one of the most significant findings regarding time and dating archaeological findings was discovered. Boucher de Perthes established a much deeper sense of time than what James Usher had previously established. Perthes determined that the world was significantly older than 4004 BC and thus gave archaeology a deeper, more realistic time frame to work with. |
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==Births== |
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* June 21, 1821- The birth of [[E. G. Squier|Ephraim George Squier]], co-author of "[[Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley]]" along with [[Edwin Hamilton Davis]]. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Chillicothe |first=Mailing Address: 16062 State Route 104 |last2=Us |first2=OH 45601 Phone: 740 774-1125 Contact |title=Historic Figures in Hopewell Archeology - Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/hocu/learn/historyculture/historic-figures-in-hopewell-archeology.htm |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Ancient Egypt]] / [[Egyptology]] |
*[[Ancient Egypt]] / [[Egyptology]] |
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The year 1821 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
[edit]- October - John Gardner Wilkinson begins a twelve-year stay in Egypt, surveying historical sites.
Excavations
[edit]![[icon]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (July 2010) |
Publications
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Finds
[edit]- 'Gallagh Man', an Iron Age bog body, is found in County Galway, Ireland.[1]
Awards
[edit] | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (July 2010) |
Miscellaneous
[edit]- "Egyptian Hall" in London displays artifacts from Ancient Egypt brought to the United Kingdom by Giovanni Battista Belzoni. The Philae obelisk is landed in England in December.
- While not specifically the year 1821, this time period is when one of the most significant categorical discoveries of archaeology was named. Christian Thomsen, a Danish archaeologist, developed the three age system to date objects in museums. These three ages were the "Stone Age," "Bronze Age," and "Iron Age."
- While not specifically the year 1821, this time period is when one of the most significant findings regarding time and dating archaeological findings was discovered. Boucher de Perthes established a much deeper sense of time than what James Usher had previously established. Perthes determined that the world was significantly older than 4004 BC and thus gave archaeology a deeper, more realistic time frame to work with.
Births
[edit]- June 21, 1821- The birth of Ephraim George Squier, co-author of "Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley" along with Edwin Hamilton Davis. [2]
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Deaths
[edit] | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (July 2010) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Haughton, Brian (2019). Hidden History: Lost Civilizations, Secret Knowledge and Ancient Mysteries. Franklin Lakes, NJ: New Page Books. ISBN 978-1-5641-4897-1.
- ^ Chillicothe, Mailing Address: 16062 State Route 104; Us, OH 45601 Phone: 740 774-1125 Contact. "Historic Figures in Hopewell Archeology - Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
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