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{{Year nav topic4|1838|archaeology|science}}1838 in archaeologyExplorations- August 31 - Scottish-born scene painter David Roberts sets sail for Egypt (with the encouragement of J. M. W. Turner) to produce a series of drawings of the region for use as the basis for paintings and chromolithographs.
Finds- The 5th century BC bronze Chatsworth Head (found on Cyprus in 1836) is acquired by the 6th Duke of Devonshire at Smyrna from H. P. Borrell.[1]
- Etruscan statuettes found in Lake of the Idols.
- Winter 1837/38 - The Neolithic settlement of Rinyo on Rousay in Orkney (Scotland) is discovered.
Publications - Rifa'a el-Tahtawi publishes The History of Ancient Egyptians.
- Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes publishes the first part of De La Création, Essai sur L'Origine et la Progression des Êtres.
- Jean-Frédéric Waldeck publishes the first detailed account of the Maya ruins of Uxmal.
Births{{Empty section|date=December 2013}}Deaths- March 12 - Richard Polwhele, Cornish antiquarian (b. 1760).
- May 19 - Sir Richard Colt Hoare, English archaeologist (b. 1758).[2]
References1. ^{{cite journal|jstor=626437|title=The Chatsworth Head|first=A. J. B.|last=Wace|journal=The Journal of Hellenic Studies|volume=58|issue=1|year=1938|pages=90–95|accessdate=|doi=10.2307/626437}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/sir-richard-colt-hoare-2509|title=Sir Richard Colt Hoare 1758–1838|website=tate.org|accessdate=9 June 2017}}
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