1824 in archaeology

The year 1824 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Excavations

• In Egypt, the tombs at Thebes were excavated (again in 1827-28).
• Near Mexico City, the courtyard of the Great Temple at Tenochtitlan was excavated.
• At Hastings, the interior of the castle was excavated, revealing the chapel, chapter house, etc.

Finds

• At Hastings, when the interior of the castle was excavated, the chapel was discovered, with the chapter house and other offices.
• Slack Roman fort in Yorkshire (England) discovered.
• The Kingittorsuaq Runestone was found in a group of three cairns that formed an equilateral triangle on top of the mountain on a small Kingittorsuaq Island in the south-central part of the Upernavik Archipelago.

Publications

• Jean-François Champollion, Précis du système hiéroglyphique.

Births

• August 2 - Frederick Spurrell

See also

• Ancient Egypt / Egyptology