1824 in archaeology
# 1824 in archaeology

The year 1824 in archaeology involved some significant events.

## Excavations

* In Egypt, the tombs at Thebes were excavated (again in 1827-28).
* Near Mexico City, the courtyard of the Great Temple at Tenochtitlan was excavated.
* At Hastings, the interior of the castle was excavated, revealing the chapel, chapter house, etc.

## Finds

* At Hastings, when the interior of the castle was excavated, the chapel was discovered, with the chapter house and other offices.
* Slack Roman fort in Yorkshire (England) discovered.
* The Kingittorsuaq Runestone was found in a group of three cairns that formed an equilateral triangle on top of the mountain on a small Kingittorsuaq Island in the south-central part of the Upernavik Archipelago.

## Publications

* Jean-François Champollion, Précis du système hiéroglyphique.

## Births

* August 2 - Frederick Spurrell
