1831 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1831.

Explorations

• Juan Galindo explores the Maya ruins of Palenque.
• Charles Nebel makes first survey of El Tajín.

Finds

• Spring: The Lewis chessmen are found in a sand-bank on the Isle of Lewis
• 24 October: The Alexander Mosaic is found in the House of the Faun, Pompeii

Births

• 7 June: Amelia Edwards, English Egyptologist and fiction writer (died 1892)

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