1857 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1857.

Events

 * Shadwell forgeries first made.

Excavations

 * Coldrum Long Barrow in south east England.

Finds

 * First artifacts of La Tène culture at La Tène, Switzerland.
 * Battersea Shield in the River Thames.

Publications

 * William Wilde begins publication of a classified catalogue of the museum of the Royal Irish Academy.

Births

 * 3 June - Jacques de Morgan, French archaeologist (d. 1924)
 * 27 July - E. A. Wallis Budge, English Egyptologist (d. 1934)

Deaths

 * 6 May - John Disney, English barrister and archaeologist (b. 1799)