1986 in archaeology explained

The year 1986 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Excavations

• Foundations of the Colossus of Nero in Rome.^[1]
• British Supermarine Spitfire Mark 1a fighter aircraft N3200 recovered from the beach at Sangatte in France.^{[2] [3]}

Finds

• July 18 - First sacrificial pit at Sanxingdui in China found, leading to extensive investigation of the site.
• La Mojarra Stela 1.
• Wreck of, the first British submarine casualty (1904), discovered in Bracklesham Bay by local fisherman.
• The second half of the Rogozen Treasure is found by archaeologists from the museum in Vratsa, Bulgaria.
• A fragment of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita Libri is found in Egypt.^[4]

Publications

• John McK. Camp - The Athenian Agora: excavations in the heart of classical Athens. London: Thames and Hudson.
• Abraham de la Pryme (1672–1704) - A History of Kingston upon Hull. Kingston upon Hull City Council and Malet Lambert High School.
• Pramod B. Gadre - Cultural Archaeology of Ahmadnagar during Nizam Shahi period, 1494–1632. Delhi: B.R. Publishing Corporation.
• Arlene Miller Rosen - Cities of Clay: the geoarcheology of tells. University of Chicago Press.
• Henrieta Todorova (Хенриета Тодорова) - Каменно -медната епоха в България ("The Eneolithic period in Bulgaria"). Sofia.

Events

• July 8 - Protection of Military Remains Act passed in the United Kingdom.^[5]
• November - First UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Great Britain designated: Durham Castle and Cathedral; Ironbridge Gorge; Studley Royal Park (including the ruins of Fountains Abbey); Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites; and Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Wales).

Deaths

• January 10 - Emil Forrer, Swiss Assyriologist and Hittitologist (b. 1894)
• December 13 - Glyn Daniel, Welsh-born archaeologist (b. 1914)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Albertson, Fred C.(2001). "Zenodorus's "Colossus of Nero"". Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome
2. Web site: Ranter. Harro. Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia N3200, 26 May 1940. 2020-12-27. aviation-safety.net.
3. Web site: The Spitfire lost for almost 50 Years. 2020-12-27. Imperial War Museums.
4. Chantal. Gabriellin. Lucius Postumius Megellus at Gabii: A New Fragment of Livy. . New Series. 53. 2003. 1. 247–259. 10.1093/cq/53.1.247. 3556494. 2158/431091. free.
5. Web site: Protected Wrecks. historicengland.org.uk. 5 June 2017.
6. Web site: Glyn Daniel. British Film Institute. 30 May 2017. en.