1720s in archaeology

1720s in archaeology

The decade of the 1720s in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

* 1722: Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen arrives at Easter Island.

Excavations

* Formal excavations continue at Pompeii.

Finds

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Publications

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Other events

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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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