Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1847. Explorations Austen Henry Layard begins his examination of Nineveh which continue until 1851. Publications Antiquités Celtiques et antédiluviennes, vol. 1, by Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes. The History of the Conquest of Peru by William H. Prescott. Births June 9 – John Romilly Allen, British archaeologist (d. 1907) See also List of years in archaeology 1846 in archaeology 1848 in archaeology
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