First scientific expedition visits Tikal
Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley by Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis
First volume of Austen H. Layard's Nineveh and its Remains
Final volume of Lord Kingsborough's 9 volume Antiquities of Mexico
Neolithic hoard at East Ayton in England
Skull in Gibraltar later identified as Neanderthal
1848 in archaeology Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA
