1831 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1831.

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

Births

7 June: Amelia Edwards, English Egyptologist and fiction writer