1720s in archaeology

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The decade of the 1720s in archaeology involved some significant events.

Contents

1 Explorations
2 Excavations
3 Finds
4 Publications
5 Other events
6 Births
7 Deaths
8 References

Explorations

1722: Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen arrives at Easter Island.

Excavations

Formal excavations continue at Pompeii.

Finds

Publications

1723: Antoine de Jussieu publishes De l'Origine et des usages de la Pierre de Foudre on the origins of fossils, prehistoric stone tools and meteorites.^[1]

Other events

Births

1721: Nicholas Revett (died 1804)
1726: October 12 - Pierre Henri Larcher (died 1812)
1729: 25 September - Christian Gottlob Heyne, German archaeologist (died 1812)

Deaths

References

^ "Les pierres de foudre". http://rr0.org/data/1/9/7/8/Westrum_TheCaseOfMeteorites_SocialStudiesOfScience/03/index_fr.html. Retrieved 2011-10-18.

Preceded by 1710s in archaeology	Archaeology timeline 1720s	Succeeded by 1730s in archaeology