Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1843.
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Explorations
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
References
- ^ Wetherall, David Michael (1991). The British Archaeological Association: its foundation and split. etheses.dur.ac.uk (Masters). Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ Halliday, Robert (2004). "Simpson, Edward [nicknamed Flint Jack] (c.1815–c.1880), archaeological forger and craftsman". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40400. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Oscar Montelius - Swedish archaeologist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Ippolito Rosellini". Britannica.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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