1847 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1847.

• Austen Henry Layard begins his examination of Nineveh which continue until 1851.^[1]

• Antiquités Celtiques et antédiluviennes, vol. 1, by Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes.
• The History of the Conquest of Peru by William H. Prescott.

• June 9 – John Romilly Allen, British archaeologist (d. 1907)

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