1805 in archaeology
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![The year 1805 in archaeology involved some significant events.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Codex_Borgia_page_71.jpg/220px-Codex_Borgia_page_71.jpg)
The year 1805 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
- The Snake River is discovered by the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Excavations
- Clearance and survey of the 8th century Prambanan Hindu temple compound on Java.[1]
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.
Other events
- The British Museum purchases Charles Townley's collection of Roman sculpture.
Publications
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Births
- June 30 - Rudolf Wagner, German anatomist, physiologist, anthropologist and archaeologist (d. 1864).
- November 28 - John Lloyd Stephens, American explorer of Maya civilization sites in Central America (d. 1852)
Deaths
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References
- ^ Prasodjo, Tjahjono; et al. (2013). Magical Prambanan. Yogyakarta: PT. p. 17. ISBN 978-602-98279-1-0. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
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