1805 in archaeology

1805 in archaeology

The year 1805 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

* The Snake River is discovered by the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Excavations

Finds

* A Roman mosaic is discovered under the southwest angle of the Bank of England, at a depth of 12 feet (3 m).
* The Codex Borgia is discovered by Alexander von Humboldt among the effects of Cardinal Stefano Borgia.
* The mineral tanzanite is discovered by Sigismund Zois von Edelstein of Slovenia in the Sau-Alp Mountains.

Publications

Births

* June 30 - Rudolf Wagner.
* November 28 - John Lloyd Stephens, American explorer of Maya civilization sites in Central America (d. 1852)

Deaths


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