1670s in archaeology explained

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The decade of the 1670s in archaeology involved some significant events.

Finds

• 1673: December 11 - Gray's Inn Lane Hand Axe excavated in London and recognised by John Conyers, the first paleolithic artefact to be identified as having human origins.
• 1674: Two skeletons of children are discovered in the White Tower (Tower of London), believed at this time to be the remains of the Princes in the Tower.^[1]
• 1676
  • The first fossilised bone of what will be recognised as a dinosaur is discovered in England by Robert Plot, the femur of a Megalosaurus from a limestone quarry at Cornwell near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.^[2]
  • A Bronze Age lance head is excavated at Broughton Hall, North Yorkshire, England.^[3]

Events

• 1675: March 25 - Loss of HMY Mary off Anglesey.

Births

• 1671: January 15 - Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquary (d. 1704).
• 1673: November 21 - Nicholas Mahudel, French antiquary (d. 1747).
• 1675: June 1 - Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (d. 1755).^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: >History of the Monarchy > The Yorkists > Edward V. 2007-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20071018023032/http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page49.asp. 18 October 2007.
2. Book: Sarjeant, William A.S.. Farlow, James O.. Brett-Surman, Michael K.. The Complete Dinosaur. 1997. Indiana University Press. Bloomington. 0-253-33349-0. 3–11. The earliest discoveries. registration.
3. In the collection at Burton Constable Hall. In the Beginning. Archaeology: A Secret History. Presenter: Richard Miles. BBC. 2013-04-30. 1. 38.
4. Web site: Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei - Italian dramatist. Encyclopedia Britannica. 10 June 2017. en.