1833 in archaeology

Explorations

Excavations

Publications

• Juan Galindo publishes first mention of Maya site of Yaxchilan

  Finds

• Mold cape discovered in Wales
• Ice age decorated harpoon and engraving found in Haute-Savoie
• Ram Khamhaeng Inscription discovered by Prince Mongkut of Thailand

  Awards

Miscellaneous

Births

• March 17 - Charles Edwin Wilbour, American Egyptologist and writer
• July 26 - Alexander Henry Rhind, Scottish Egyptologist

  Deaths