1820 in archaeology

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1820 CE in archaeology

Contents 1 Explorations 2 Excavations 3 Publications 4 Finds 5 Awards 6 Miscellaneous 7 Births 8 Deaths

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• Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries Within the Pyramids, Temples, Tombs, and Excavations in Egypt and Nubia by Giovanni Battista Belzoni
• First volume of the American Antiquarian Society's Transactions. Includes map and descriptions of Mound Builders remain in Ohio by Caleb Atwater

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• Aphrodite of Melos (also called Venus de Milo) is discovered. It is made c. 150 BC. (approximate date) It is now at Musee du Louvre, Paris.

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