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)