1818 in archaeology

The year 1818 in archaeology involved some significant events. == Events == June 13 - Caspar Reuvens is appointed as the world's first professor of archaeology, at Leiden University in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. == Explorations == Giovanni Battista Belzoni explores the interior of the Great Pyramid of Giza. == Finds == February 17 - The burial vault of Dunfermline Abbey in Scotland, containing the remains of Robert the Bruce, is uncovered and secured for scholarly examination. Ancient temple at Sanchi. 1818 or 1819 - Prajnaparamita of Java. == Publications == Juan Ramis publishes Antigüedades célticas de la isla de Menorca ("Celtic Antiquities of the Island of Menorca") in Mahón, the first book in the Spanish language entirely devoted to prehistory. == See also == Ancient Egypt / Egyptology == References ==