Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1840.
Explorations John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood explore ruins of the Maya civilization including Quiriguá, Q'umarkaj, Palenque, and Uxmal.
Publications Charles Roach Smith - Collectanea Antiqua, vol. 1.
Finds Cuerdale Hoard discovered by stoneworkers in Lancashire, England.
Births
February 7 - Charles Warren, British Biblical archaeologist (d. 1927) March 26 - George Smith, British Assyriologist (d. 1876) August 6 - Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier, Swiss-born New World archaeologist (d. 1914)
See also List of years in archaeology 1839 in archaeology 1841 in archaeology
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