1814 in archaeology
# 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)
