Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1837.
Events Antikensammlung Berlin acquires the 5th century BC red-figure pottery Berlin Foundry Cup from Volci.
Explorations Richard William Howard Vyse investigates the interiors of the Pyramids of Giza using blasting techniques.
Excavations Rillaton Barrow in Cornwall, England, excavated and Rillaton Gold Cup found.
Finds Pietroasele Treasure found in Romania.
Publications John Gardner Wilkinson - Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians.
Births Theodore M. Davis, American Egyptological excavation sponsor (d. 1915).
Deaths