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1840 in archaeology
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1840 archaeology science
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)Smith, George 1840-1876 http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no92032602/ worldcat.org 16 May 2017
August 6 - Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier, Swiss-born New World archaeologist (d. 1914)
See also
List of years in archaeology
1839 in archaeology
1841 in archaeology
References
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