1640s in archaeology explained

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The decade of the 1640s in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

• 1649: John Aubrey describes the megaliths at Avebury, England.

Publications

• 1643: Athanasius Kircher, Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta.^[1]
• 1646: John Greaves, Pyramidographia, or a Description of the Pyramids in Ægypt.

Births

• 1646: April 4 - Antoine Galland (d. 1715).^[2]
• 1647: Jacques Spon, French doctor and archaeologist (d. 1685).

Notes and References

1. Book: Athanasii Kircheri ... Lingua aegyptiaca restituta. Latin. 1643. 9983374.
2. Web site: LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress). id.loc.gov. 17 May 2017.