1843 in archaeology explained

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1843.

Excavations

• Paul-Émile Botta begins excavations at Khorsabad.
• Amateur excavations of Jordan Hill Roman Temple in Dorset, England.

Finds

• Tomb of Menecrates (c. 600 BCE) on Corfu.
• Sarre Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Kent, England.

Publications

• Incidents of Travel in Yucatan by John Lloyd Stephens with illustrations by Frederick Catherwood
• The History of the Conquest of Mexico by William H. Prescott
• Mittelitalien vor den Zeiten der römischen Herrschaft, nach den Denkmälern by Wilhelm Ludwig Abeken

Events

• c. January: The Singapore Stone is blown up.
• September: The Alexander Mosaic is moved from Pompeii to Naples.
• British Archaeological Association founded.^[1]
• Edward Simpson begins forgery of stone implements in England.^[2]

Births

• June 4 - Charles Conrad Abbott, American archaeologist and naturalist (d. 1919)
• September 9 - Oscar Montelius, Swedish archaeologist (d. 1921)^[3]

Deaths

• January 29 - Wilhelm Ludwig Abeken, German Classical archaeologist (b. 1813)
• June 4 - Ippolito Rosellini, Tuscan Egyptologist (b. 1800)^[4]

See also

• List of years in archaeology
• 1842 in archaeology
• 1844 in archaeology

Notes and References

1. The British Archaeological Association: its foundation and split. etheses.dur.ac.uk. 25 August 2018. 1991. Masters . Wetherall . David Michael .
2. Simpson, Edward [nicknamed Flint Jack] (c.1815–c.1880), archaeological forger and craftsman. Robert. Halliday. 10.1093/ref:odnb/40400. 2004.
3. Web site: Oscar Montelius - Swedish archaeologist. Encyclopedia Britannica. 17 May 2017. en.
4. Web site: Ippolito Rosellini. Britannica.com. 18 May 2017.