1847 in archaeologyBelow are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1847.Explorations Austen Henry Layard begins his examination of Nineveh which continue until 1851.PublicationsAntiquités Celtiques et antédiluviennes, vol. 1, by Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes.The History of the Conquest of Peru by William H. Prescott.Births June 9 - John Romilly Allen, British archaeologist