1844 in archaeology
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1844 in archaeology
Lithograph of ruins at Tulum, by Frederick Catherwood
Explorations
- Karl Richard Lepsius examines, describes, and maps Meroë; and partially explores the upper passage of tomb KV20 in the Valley of the Kings.[1]
Finds
- William Reeves locates Nendrum Monastery.
- Discovery of Rudchester Mithraeum.
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 primaeval antiquities of the Channel Islands" (pp. 144–52).
References
- Tyldesley, Joyce (1996). Hatchepsut: The Female Pharaoh. Penguin Books. p. 122.
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