1831 in archaeology

The year 1831 CE in archaeology included many events, some of which are listed below.

See also: 1830 in archaeology, other events of 1831, 1832 in archaeology and the list of years in archaeology.

Explorations

Juan Galindo explores the Maya ruins of Palenque.
Charles Nebel makes first survey of El Tajín.

Finds

Spring: The Lewis chessmen are found in a sand-bank on the Isle of Lewis
24 October: The Alexander Mosaic is found in the House of the Faun, Pompeii

Miscellaneous

Births

7 June: Amelia Edwards, English Egyptologist and fiction writer (died 1892)

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