1670s in archaeology
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The decade of the 1670s in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
Excavations
Finds
- 1674: Two skeletons of children are discovered in the White Tower (Tower of London), believed at this time to be the remains of the Princes in the Tower.[1]
- 1676: The first fossilised bone of what is now known to be a dinosaur is discovered in England by Robert Plot, the femur of a Megalosaurus from a limestone quarry at Cornwell near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.[2]
Other events
Births
- 1671: January 15 - Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquary (died 1704).
- 1673: November 21 - Nicholas Mahudel, French antiquary (died 1747).
Deaths
References
Preceded by | Archaeology timeline 1670s |
Succeeded by 1680s in archaeology |