1740s in archaeology

1740s in archaeology

The decade of the 1740s in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

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Excavations

* Formal excavations continue at Pompeii.
* 1748: Mr. Jeong Ji-hae, a Yangban and father of the Governor of Jinju, excavates 6 Goryeo Dynasty (AD 918-1392) tombs of individuals whom Jeong thought may have been his ancestors, and thus becomes the first archaeologist in Korea.

Finds

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Publications

* 1740: William Stukeley's description of Stonehenge.
* 1744: First volume of "Le Antichità di Ercolano", account of discoveries at Herculaneum.

Other events

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Births

* 1743: November 23 - Théophile Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne (died 1800)

Deaths

* 1747: "date unknown" - Nicholas Mahudel (b. 1704).


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