1986_in_archaeology Knowpia

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The year 1986 in archaeology involved some significant events.

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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]

July 18 - First sacrificial pit at Sanxingdui in China found, leading to extensive investigation of the site.
La Mojarra Stela 1.
Wreck of HMS A1, 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]

John McK. Camp - The Athenian Agora: excavations in the heart of classical Athens. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 0-500-39021-5
Abraham de la Pryme (1672–1704) - A History of Kingston upon Hull. Kingston upon Hull City Council and Malet Lambert High School. ISBN 0-904767-12-4
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. ISBN 0-226-72626-6
Henrieta Todorova (Хенриета Тодорова) - Каменно -медната епоха в България ("The Eneolithic period in Bulgaria"). Sofia.

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