1720s in archaeology
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The decade of the 1720s in archaeology involved some significant events.
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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
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References
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Preceded by | Archaeology timeline 1720s |
Succeeded by 1730s in archaeology |