1839 in archaeology

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1839 in archaeology

Stela at Copan as drawn by Catherwood

Excavations

• English archeologist A. H. Layard begins excavations of Nineveh.

Explorations

• John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood explore the Maya ruins of Copan.

Births

• January 4 - Carl Humann, German archaeologist (d. 1896)
• July 12 - Jean Baptiste Holzmayer, German archaeologist (d. 1890)

Deaths

• Juan Galindo, Irish-born Central American soldier, governor and explorer, in military action (b. 1802)

See also

• List of years in archaeology
• 1838 in archaeology
• 1840 in archaeology