1820 in archaeology

The year 1820 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Excavations

First excavations of the Gallo-Roman site at Grand, Vosges.

Publications

Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries Within the Pyramids, Temples, Tombs, and Excavations in Egypt and Nubia by Giovanni Battista Belzoni.

First volume of the American Antiquarian Society's Transactions. Includes map and descriptions of Mound Builders remains in Ohio by Caleb Atwater.

Finds

April 8 - Venus de Milo is discovered on the island of Milos by a peasant named Yorgos Kentrotas.
Statue of Ramesses II is discovered at the Great Temple of Ptah of Mit-Rahina near Memphis, Egypt by Giovanni Battista Caviglia.

Births

March 23 - Canon William Greenwell, English archaeologist notable for his Grimes Graves excavations.