1837 in archaeology.
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Events
edit- Antikensammlung Berlin acquires the 5th century BC red-figure pottery Berlin Foundry Cup from Volci.
Explorations
edit- Richard William Howard Vyse investigates the interiors of the Pyramids of Giza using blasting techniques.
Excavations
edit- Rillaton Barrow in Cornwall, England, excavated and Rillaton Gold Cup found.
Finds
edit- Pietroasele Treasure found in Romania.
Publications
edit- John Gardner Wilkinson - Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians.
Births
edit- Theodore M. Davis, American Egyptological excavation sponsor (d. 1915).