1840 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1840.

Explorations

 * John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood explore ruins of the Maya civilization including Quiriguá, Q'umarkaj, Palenque, and Uxmal.

Publications

 * Charles Roach Smith - Collectanea Antiqua, vol. 1.

Finds

 * Cuerdale Hoard discovered by stoneworkers in Lancashire, England.

Births

 * February 7 - Charles Warren, British Biblical archaeologist (d. 1927)
 * March 26 - George Smith, British Assyriologist (d. 1876)
 * August 6 - Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier, Swiss-born New World archaeologist (d. 1914)