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1839 in archaeology
Below are notable events in
archaeology
that occurred in
1839
.
Explorations
John Lloyd Stephens
and
Frederick Catherwood
explore the
Maya
ruins of
Copan
.
Excavations
English
archeologist
A. H. Layard
begins excavations of
Nineveh
.
First excavation of
Roman villa
at
Rudston
in the
East Riding of Yorkshire
, England.
First excavation of Roman villa at
Oplontis
in Italy begins.
Births
January 4 -
Carl Humann
, German archaeologist (d.
1896
)
July 12 -
Jean Baptiste Holzmayer
, German archaeologist (d.
1890
)
Deaths
August 28 -
William Smith
, English geologist (b.
1769
)
Juan Galindo
, Irish-born Central American soldier, governor and explorer (b.
1802
)
See also
List of years in archaeology
References