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Encyclopedia > 1796 in archaeology

1796 in archaeology. See also: 1795 in archaeology, other events of 1796, 1797 in archaeology and the list of years in archaeology. Year 1796 (MDCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech/discourse) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Year 1796 (MDCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... The following entries cover events related to the study of archaeology which occurred in the listed year. ...

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Father John MacEnery (1796-1841) was a Catholic priest and early archaeologist who investigated the prehistoric remains at Kents Cavern in Devon. ...

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