1770s in archaeology

none 1770 archaeology science The decade of the 1770s in archaeology involved some significant events. Explorations 1773: Don Ramon de Ordoñez y Aguilar examines the ruins of Palenque and sends a report to the Captain General at Antigua Guatemala. 1777: The ruins of Xochicalco described by explorer Antonio Alzate. Excavations 1776: October - Vertical shaft sunk at Silbury Hill.Silbury Hill: A last look inside - Current Archaeology https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/features/silbury-hill-a-last-look-inside.htm/amp www.archaeology.co.uk 23 August 2017 Formal excavations continue at Pompeii. Finds 1774: Discovery of reputed Roman Baths, Strand Lane, London. c.1779: Bronze Age shield found in a peat bog at Beith in Scotland.Bronze Age shield found in peat bog returned to Scotland for first time in over 230 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyx5nkdkxlo BBC News 2026-03-30 2026-03-30 Publications 1774: Don Bernardo Miera y Pacheco identifies the Chaco Canyon area as "Chaca" on a map. The term, a Spanish translation of a Navajo word, is thought to be the origin for "Chacra Mesa" and "Chaco". 1775: Memoire sur Venus, by Pierre Henri Larcher. Other events 1772: The British Museum acquires its first antiquities of note, Sir William Hamilton's collection of ancient Greek vases. 1774: May 2 - The Society of Antiquaries of London open the coffin of King Edward I.http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/royals/edward-i-and-eleanor-of-castile Edward I and Eleanor of Castile Westminster Abbey 9 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170609193356/http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/royals/edward-i-and-eleanor-of-castile 2017-06-09 dead 1777: National Archaeological Museum, Naples, established. Births 1771: March 10 - Georg Friedrich Creuzer, German Greek philologist and archaeologist (d. 1858) 1773: June 13 - Thomas Young, English Egyptologist (d. 1829)https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Young Thomas Young Britannica.com 17 May 2017 1774: June 10 - Carl Haller von Hallerstein, German Greek archaeologist (d. 1817) 1776 January 4 - Bernardino Drovetti, Italian antiquarian and Egyptologist (d. 1852) March 12 - Lady Hester Stanhope, English archaeologist (d. 1839) 1778: November 5 - Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Italian explorer and Egyptologist (d. 1823) 1779: May 29 - John Disney, English barrister, antiquarian and archaeological benefactor (d. 1857) Deaths 1771 Francis Drake (b. 1696) References Archaeology timeline 1770s 1760s in archaeology 1780s in archaeology Category:Archaeology by decade Category:18th century in archaeology Archaeology