1720s in archaeology
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The decade of the 1720s in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
- 1722: Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen arrives at Easter Island.
Excavations
- Formal excavations continue at Pompeii.
1722: Easter Island.
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". Retrieved 2011-10-18.
| Preceded by 1710s in archaeology |
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Succeeded by 1730s in archaeology |
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