1848 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1848.

Explorations

First scientific expedition visits Tikal, Guatemala

Publications

Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley by Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis

First volume of Austen H. Layard's Nineveh and its Remains
Final volume of Lord Kingsborough's 9 volume ''Antiquities of Mexico''

Finds

By March 3 - Gibraltar 1, a female skull from Forbes' Quarry in Gibraltar, later identified as Neanderthal, is found by Capt. Edmund Flint RN
May 3 - The Benty Grange hanging bowl and Benty Grange helmet from a tumulus on Benty Grange farm in the Peak District of England
Neolithic hoard at East Ayton in England