Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1839.
Explorations
John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood explore the Maya ruins of Copan.
Excavations English archeologist A. H. Layard begins excavations of Nineveh. First excavation of Roman villa at Rudston in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. First excavation of Roman villa at Oplontis in Italy begins. Births January 4 - Carl Humann, German archaeologist (d. 1896) July 12 - Jean Baptiste Holzmayer, German archaeologist (d. 1890)
Deaths August 28 - William Smith, English geologist (b. 1769) Juan Galindo, Irish-born Central American soldier, governor and explorer (b. 1802)
See also List of years in archaeology
References