1843 in archaeology

Last updated December 13, 2025

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 (c. 600 BCE) on Corfu.
Sarre Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Kent, England.

Publications

Incidents of Travel in Yucatan by John Lloyd Stephens with illustrations by Frederick Catherwood
The History of the Conquest of Mexico by William H. Prescott
Mittelitalien vor den Zeiten der römischen Herrschaft, nach den Denkmälern by Wilhelm Ludwig Abeken

Events

c. January: The Singapore Stone is blown up.
September: The Alexander Mosaic is moved from Pompeii to Naples.
British Archaeological Association founded.^[1]
Edward Simpson begins forgery of stone implements in England.^[2]

Births

June 4 - Charles Conrad Abbott, American archaeologist and naturalist (d. 1919)
September 9 - Oscar Montelius, Swedish archaeologist (d. 1921)^[3]

Deaths

January 29 - Wilhelm Ludwig Abeken, German Classical archaeologist (b. 1813)
June 4 - Ippolito Rosellini, Tuscan Egyptologist (b. 1800)^[4]

References

↑ Wetherall, David Michael (1991). The British Archaeological Association: its foundation and split. etheses.dur.ac.uk (Masters). Retrieved 25 August 2018.
↑ Halliday, Robert (2004). "Simpson, Edward [nicknamed Flint Jack] (c.1815–c.1880), archaeological forger and craftsman". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40400.(Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
↑ "Oscar Montelius - Swedish archaeologist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
↑ "Ippolito Rosellini". Britannica.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

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[1] Wetherall, David Michael (1991). The British Archaeological Association: its foundation and split. etheses.dur.ac.uk (Masters). Retrieved 25 August 2018.

[2] Halliday, Robert (2004). "Simpson, Edward [nicknamed Flint Jack] (c.1815–c.1880), archaeological forger and craftsman". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40400.(Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)

[3] "Oscar Montelius - Swedish archaeologist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

[4] "Ippolito Rosellini". Britannica.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

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