Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1844.
Explorations Karl Richard Lepsius examines, describes, and maps Meroë; and partially explores the upper passage of tomb KV20 in the Valley of the Kings.
Excavations Frances Stackhouse Acton excavates a Roman villa in the grounds of her home at Acton Scott in England.
Finds The François Vase is discovered in fragments at Chiusi in Tuscany by Alessandro François. Nendrum Monastery is located on Hadrian's Wall by William Reeves. Discovery of Rudchester Mithraeum in the north of Ireland.
Publications Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America by Frederick Catherwood, with color lithographs of ruins of the Maya civilization. March - The Archaeological Journal first published. The first volume includes Frederick Lukis's "Observations on the primeval antiquities of the Channel Islands" (pp. 144–52).
Births August 3 - Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy, French archaeologist of Iran (d. 1920) See also List of years in archaeology 1843 in archaeology 1845 in archaeology
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