1710s in archaeology

The decade of the 1710s in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

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Excavations

* Formal excavations continue at Pompeii.

Finds

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Publications

* 1717: Michele Mercati's "Metallotheca" is published, 124 years after his death.
* 1719: "Natural History and Antiquities of Surrey" by Richard Rawlinson.

Other events

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Births

* 1713: James Stuart (died 1788)
* 1716: "date unknown" - Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (d. 1795)

Deaths

* 1715: February 17 - Antoine Galland (born 1646).