1640s in archaeology

1640s in archaeology

The decade of the 1640s in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

* 1649: John Aubrey describes the megaliths at Avebury, England.

Excavations

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Finds

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Other events

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Births

* 1646: April 4 - Antoine Galland (died 1715).
* 1647: Jacques Spon (d. 1685) , French doctor and archaeologist.

Deaths

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