1834 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1834.

Excavations

Excavations made at Meroë by Giuseppe Ferlini
Recovery of guns and other material from the wreck of in the Solent by Charles Anthony Deane and his brother John begins

Explorations

Juan Galindo explores the Maya ruins of Copan
French scholar Charles Texier finds the first Hittite site but does not identify it as such

Miscellaneous

John Clayton begins to safeguard Hadrian's Wall

Births

April 30 - John Lubbock, English prehistorian