1804 in archaeology
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The year 1804 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Explorations
[edit] Excavations
- In southern France, the Ratapignata Pyramid (Aven de Ratapignata) is discovered on the hillside north of Nice, France and northwest of Falicon. It was determined to have been a Roman building 9-m (28-ft) tall. The stone pyramid is built atop the opening of the Grotto (Aven) of Ratapignata, on the eastern flank of the ridge. The grotto beneath the pyramid is a karstic cave, called Bauma des Ratapignata in Occitan, or "Cave of the Bats".
[edit] Finds
- In chemistry, iridium is discovered in the acid-insoluble residues of platinum ores by English chemist Smithson Tennant.
- In chemistry, palladium is discovered by the British chemist William Hyde Wollaston.
- The element rhodium is discovered by W. H. Wollaston in crude platinum ore.
- The element osmium is discovered by the English chemist Smithson Tennant.
