1814 in archaeology
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The year 1814 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
- Stamford Raffles becomes the first European to explore Borobudur in Central Java.
Excavations
Finds
- Kritonios Crown is found in Armento, Italy.[1]
Births
- 23 January: Alexander Cunningham, father of the Archaeological Survey of India (d. 1893)[2]
- 2 September: Ernst Curtius, conducted archaeological research in the late 19th century; primarily interested in Greek archaeology (d. 1896)[3]