1730s in archaeology

1730s in archaeology

The decade of the 1730s in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

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Excavations

* Formal excavations continue at Pompeii.

Finds

* 1738: Herculaneum is rediscovered, buried in volcanic ash near Pompeii.

Publications

* 1734: "Three Successive Ages of Stone, Bronze, and Iron", by Nicholas Mahudel.

Other events

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Births

* 1730: September 16 - William Hamilton, Scottish diplomat, antiquarian, archaeologist and volcanologist (died 1803)
* 1732: Luigi Lanzi, Italian archaeologist (died 1810)
* 1735: August 8 - Jérémie Jacques Oberlin (died 1806)

Deaths

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