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1839 in archaeology

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1839 in archaeology

1839 in archaeology

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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)

    • References

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