1839 in archaeology
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1839 in archaeology
Stela at Copan as drawn by Catherwood
Excavations
- English archeologist A. H. Layard begins excavations of Nineveh.
Explorations
- John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood explore the Maya ruins of Copan.
Births
- January 4 - Carl Humann, German archaeologist (d. 1896)
- July 12 - Jean Baptiste Holzmayer, German archaeologist (d. 1890)
Deaths
- Juan Galindo, Irish-born Central American soldier, governor and explorer, in military action (b. 1802)
See also
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