1986 in archaeology

The year 1986 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Excavations

Foundations of the Colossus of Nero in Rome.
British Supermarine Spitfire Mark 1a fighter aircraft N3200 recovered from the beach at Sangatte in France.

January 6 - The second half of the Rogozen Treasure is found by archaeologists from the museum in Vratsa, Bulgaria.
July 18 - First sacrificial pit at Sanxingdui in China found, leading to extensive investigation of the site.
La Mojarra Stela 1.
Wreck of, the first British submarine casualty, discovered in Bracklesham Bay by local fisherman.
A fragment of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita Libri is found in Egypt.
The Umm ar-Rasas mosaics found at Umm ar-Rasas, Jordan.

John McK. Camp - The Athenian Agora: excavations in the heart of classical Athens. London: Thames and Hudson.
Abraham de la Pryme - A History of Kingston upon Hull. Kingston upon Hull City Council and Malet Lambert High School.
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.
Henrieta Todorova - Каменно -медната епоха в България. Sofia.