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1840 in archaeology

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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)
August 6 - Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier, Swiss-born New World archaeologist (d. 1914)

References

"Smith, George 1840-1876".

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