1814 in archaeology

The year 1814 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

 * Stamford Raffles becomes the first European to explore Borobudur in Central Java.

Excavations

 * Colosseum, Rome: The arena substructure is partly excavated during 1810-1814.

Finds

 * Kritonios Crown is found in Armento, Italy.

Births

 * 23 January: Alexander Cunningham, father of the Archaeological Survey of India (d. 1893)
 * 2 September: Ernst Curtius, conducted archaeological research in the late 19th century; primarily interested in Greek archaeology (d. 1896)