1700s in archaeology

none 1700 archaeology science The decade of the 1700s in archaeology involved some significant events. Explorations Excavations 1702: Heneage Finch excavates Julliberrie's Grave in Kent. Finds 1704: The Carpentras Stele, inscribed in the Phoenician alphabet, is found in southern France and published by Jean-Pierre Rigord fr as the first ancient Aramaic inscription ever published in full. 1709: The town of Herculaneum is discovered near Pompeii when digging of a well over the ancient amphitheater is attempted.Herculaneum - ancient city, Italy https://www.britannica.com/place/Herculaneum Encyclopedia Britannica 2018-01-17 en Publications 1700: Abraham de la Pryme, "A Letter from the Reverend Mr Abraham de la Pryme, to the Very Reverend Dr G. D. of Y. and F.R.S. concerning Some Roman Antiquities in Lincolnshire", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 22: pp. 561–567 1707: Robert Sibbald, Historical inquiries, concerning the Roman monuments and antiquities in the north part of Britain called Scotland Other events 1702: Repairs to the Pont du Gard in France are undertaken. 1707: 5 December - The Society of Antiquaries of London is founded.Finnegan R. Participating in the Knowledge Society: Researchers Beyond the University Walls 2005 Springer 9780230523043 96 https://books.google.com/books?id=CJh_DAAAQBAJ en Births 1702: August 16 - Roque Joaquín de Alcubierre, Spanish-born military engineer and pioneer Classical archaeologist (d. 1780) Deaths 1702: April 22 - François Charpentier, French archaeologist (b. 1620)François CHARPENTIER - Académie française (In French) http://www.academie-francaise.fr/les-immortels/francois-charpentier# www.academie-francaise.fr 14 June 2017 1704: June 12 - Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquary (b. 1671) 1709: June 30 - Edward Lhuyd, Welsh antiquary (b. 1660)s-LHUY-EDW-1660 Lhuyd, Edward 20 June 2017 References Archaeology timeline 1700s 1690s in archaeology 1710s in archaeology Category:Archaeology by decade Archaeology Category:18th century in archaeology