Английская Википедия:1840 in archaeology
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Шаблон:Year nav topic4 Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1840.
Explorations
- John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood explore ruins of the Maya civilization including Quiriguá, Q'umarkaj, Palenque, and Uxmal.
Publications
- Charles Roach Smith - Collectanea Antiqua, vol. 1.
Finds
- Cuerdale Hoard discovered by stoneworkers in Lancashire, England.
Births
- February 7 - Charles Warren, British Biblical archaeologist (d. 1927)
- March 26 - George Smith, British Assyriologist (d. 1876)[1]
- August 6 - Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier, Swiss-born New World archaeologist (d. 1914)
See also
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