Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1842.
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Explorations
edit- Site of Masada discovered.
- Karl Richard Lepsius begins an expedition to Egypt and the Sudan commissioned by King Frederick William IV of Prussia.
Excavations
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Finds
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Publications
edit- W. F. Ainsworth publishes the first report on Üçayak Byzantine Church.
- Karl Lepsius produces the first modern list of pyramids.
- David Roberts begins publication of The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia (chromolithographs).
- First known use of the term "Industrial archaeology".[1]
Births
edit- 12 January: Teoberto Maler, Mayanist
Deaths
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See also
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edit- ^ Ramos, Paulo Oliveira (2014). "The use of the word "Industrial Archaeology": a theme for a journey through space and time". 2nd International Congress on Industrial Heritage. Porto.