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| … 1770 . 1771 . 1772 . 1773 . 1774 . 1775 . 1776 … 1777 1778 1779 -1780- 1781 1782 1783 … 1784 . 1785 . 1786 . 1787 . 1788 . 1789 . 1790 … In science: 1777 1778 1779 -1780- 1781 1782 1783 |
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| 1770s . 1780s in archaeology . 1790s |
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The decade of the 1780s in archaeology involved some significant events.
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Explorations
- 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
- Formal excavations continue at Pompeii.
Finds
Publications
- 1785: Engineer Diego Ruiz visits and publishes first account of El Tajín.
- 1789: Saggio di lingua Etrusca by Luigi Lanzi.
Other events
- 1780: The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is formed.
- 1783: The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is incorporated.
Births
- 1783: June 13: Thomas Young
- 1784: Richard William Howard Vyse, British soldier, anthropologist and Egyptologist.
- 1787: March 28 - Claudius James Rich, English traveller and scholar.
- 1788: 10 September - Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes.