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Overview of the events of 1840 in archaeology
List of years in archaeology
(
table
)
…
1830
1831
1832
1833
1834
1835
1836
1837
1838
1839
1840
1841
1842
1843
1844
1845
1846
1847
1848
1849
1850
…
In science
1837
1838
1839
1840
1841
1842
1843
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Below are notable events in
archaeology
that occurred in
1840
.
Explorations
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]
John Lloyd Stephens
and
Frederick Catherwood
explore ruins of the
Maya civilization
including
Quiriguá
,
Q'umarkaj
,
Palenque
, and
Uxmal
.
Publications
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]
Charles Roach Smith
-
Collectanea Antiqua
, vol. 1.
Finds
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]
Cuerdale Hoard
discovered by stoneworkers in
Lancashire, England
.
Births
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]
February 7 -
Charles Warren
,
British
Biblical archaeologist
(d.
1927
)
March 26 -
George Smith
, British
Assyriologist
(d.
1876
)
[1]
August 6 -
Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier
,
Swiss
-born
New World
archaeologist
(d.
1914
)
See also
[
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]
List of years in archaeology
1839 in archaeology
1841 in archaeology
References
[
edit
]
^
"Smith, George 1840-1876"
.
worldcat.org
. Retrieved
16 May
2017
.
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