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1710s in archaeology

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

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Excavations

  • Formal excavations continue at Pompeii.

    • Finds

  • 1710: A few remains of the Temple of Apollo are discovered in Mdina, Malta. Most of the marble blocks were later sculpted into decorative elements for new buildings.

    • Publications

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

    • Births

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

    • Deaths

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

    • References

    1710s in archaeology Wikipedia
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