1844 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1844.

Lithograph of ruins at Tulum, by Frederick Catherwood

Explorations

• Karl Richard Lepsius examines, describes, and maps Meroë; and partially explores the upper passage of tomb KV20 in the Valley of the Kings. ^[1]

Excavations

• Frances Stackhouse Acton excavates a Roman villa in the grounds of her home at Acton Scott in England. ^[2]

Finds

• The François Vase is discovered in fragments at Chiusi in Tuscany by Alessandro François. ^[3]
• Nendrum Monastery is located on Hadrian's Wall by William Reeves.
• Discovery of Rudchester Mithraeum in the north of Ireland.

Publications

• Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America by Frederick Catherwood, with color lithographs of ruins of the Maya civilization.
• March - The Archaeological Journal first published. The first volume includes Frederick Lukis's "Observations on the primaeval antiquities of the Channel Islands" (pp. 144–52).

Births

• August 3 - Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy, French archaeologist of Iran (d. 1920)

See also

• List of years in archaeology
• 1843 in archaeology
• 1845 in archaeology

References

1. Tyldesley, Joyce (1996). Hatchepsut: The Female Pharaoh. Penguin Books. p. 122.
2. Acton, Frances Stackhouse (2012). "Description of a Roman Villa discovered at Acton Scott, near Church Stretton, in Shropshire, in 1817; with an account of further researches made in July, 1844: Communicated in a Letter from Mrs. Frances Stackhouse Acton to the Very Reverend the Dean of Hereford". Archaeologia. 31: 339–345. doi:10.1017/S0261340900012480.
3. Sorensen, Lee (2018-03-23). "François, Alessandro". Dictionary of Art Historians. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2025-10-10– via Wayback Machine.