1720s in archaeology

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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.

1722: Easter Island.

Publications

• 1723: Antoine de Jussieu publishes De l'Origine et des usages de la Pierre de Foudre on the origins of fossils, prehistoric stone tools and meteorites.

Births

• 1721: Nicholas Revett (died 1804)
• 1726: October 12 - Pierre Henri Larcher (died 1812)
• 1729: 25 September - Christian Gottlob Heyne, German archaeologist (died 1812)

References

Preceded by 1710s in archaeology

Archaeology timeline 1720s

Succeeded by 1730s in archaeology