1843 in archaeology
Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1843.
Excavations
- Paul-Émile Botta begins excavations at Khorsabad.
- Amateur excavations of Jordan Hill Roman Temple in Dorset, England.
Finds
- Tomb of Menecrates on Corfu.
- Sarre Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Kent, England.
Publications
Incidents of Travel in Yucatan by John Lloyd Stephens with illustrations by Frederick CatherwoodThe History of the Conquest of Mexico by William H. PrescottMittelitalien vor den Zeiten der römischen Herrschaft, nach den Denkmälern by Wilhelm Ludwig AbekenEvents
- c. January: The Singapore Stone is blown up.
- September: The Alexander Mosaic is moved from Pompeii to Naples.
- British Archaeological Association founded.
- Edward Simpson begins forgery of stone implements in England.
Births
- June 4 - Charles Conrad Abbott, American archaeologist and naturalist
- September 9 - Oscar Montelius, Swedish archaeologist