1800 in archaeology
Overview of the events of 1800 in archaeology
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The year 1800 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Excavations
- Bretby Castle, Derbyshire, England, a 16th-century fortified manor, is partially excavated.[1]
Births
- August 13 - Ippolito Rosellini, Tuscan Egyptologist (d. 1843)
- October 8 - Jules Desnoyers, French geologist and archaeologist (d. 1887)
- December 24 - Ferdinand Keller, Swiss archaeologist (d. 1881)
- Charles Masson, born James Lewis, British explorer of Buddhist sites (d. 1853)
Deaths
- June 28 - Théophile Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne, French antiquary (b. 1743)
References
- ^ Historic England. "Bretby Castle fortified manor, Bretby (1011443)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
