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1780s in archaeology

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The decade of the 1780s in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

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Detail of a relief from a Mayan ruin at Palenque drawn by Ricardo Almendáriz at the time of its original excavation in 1787
  • 1786: Antonio Bernasconi and Colonel Antonio del Rio examine the ruins of Palenque, making the first map of the site and some crude excavations.

Excavations

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Finds

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Publications

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  • 1785: Engineer Diego Ruiz visits and publishes the first account of El Tajín.
  • 1789: Saggio di lingua Etrusca by Luigi Lanzi.

Other events

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Hingley, Richard (2008). The Recovery of Roman Britain 1586–1906: A Colony So Fertile. Oxford University Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-19-923702-9.
  2. ^ Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo (1897). The Ruins and Excavations of Ancient Rome: a Companion Book for Students and Travelers. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin. pp. 321–7.
  3. ^ Dent, Emma (1877). Annals of Winchcombe and Sudeley. London: J. Murray, p. 315.
  4. ^ "Bankes, William John (1786-1855), of Kingston Hall, Dorset". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  5. ^ "James 'Athenian' Stuart, 1713-1788". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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