1780s in archaeology

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The decade of the 1780s in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

Detail of a relief from a Mayan ruin at Palenque drawn by Ricardo Almendáriz at the time of its original excavation in 1787
  • 1786: Antonio Bernasconi and Colonel Antonio del Rio examine the ruins of Palenque, making the first map of the site and some crude excavations.

Excavations

  • Formal excavations continue at Pompeii.

Finds

Publications

  • 1785: Engineer Diego Ruiz visits and publishes the first account of El Tajín.
  • 1789: Saggio di lingua Etrusca by Luigi Lanzi.

Other events

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1780s
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1790s in archaeology