The year 1804 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

Excavations

* In southern

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, the Ratapignata Pyramid (''Aven de Ratapignata'') is discovered on the hillside north of

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and northwest of

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. It was determined to have been a Roman building 9-m (28-ft) tall. The stone pyramid is built atop the opening of the Grotto (Aven) of Ratapignata, on the eastern flank of the ridge. The grotto beneath the pyramid is a karstic cave, called ''Bauma des Ratapignata'' in

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, or "Cave of the Bats".

Finds

Publications

Births

Deaths

* August 4 -

Karl Friedrich Hermann Karl Friedrich Hermann (4 August 1804 – 31 December 1855) was a German classical scholar and antiquary. Biography He was born at Frankfurt-am-Main. Having studied philosophy at the universities of Heidelberg and Leipzig (and taking a degree ...

(d.

1855 Events January–March * January 1 – Ottawa, Ontario, is incorporated as a city. * January 5 – Ramón Castilla begins his third term as President of Peru. * January 23 ** The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens ...

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