1842 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1842.

Explorations

• Site of Masada discovered.
• Karl Richard Lepsius begins an expedition to Egypt and the Sudan commissioned by King Frederick William IV of Prussia.

Excavations

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Finds

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Publications

• W. F. Ainsworth publishes the first report on Üçayak Byzantine Church
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• Karl Lepsius produces the first modern list of pyramids.
• chromolithographs
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• First known use of the term "Industrial archaeology".^[1]

Births

• 12 January: Teoberto Maler, Mayanist

Deaths

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See also

• List of years in archaeology
• 1841 in archaeology
• 1843 in archaeology

References