1710s in archaeology explained

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The decade of the 1710s in archaeology involved some significant events.

Excavations

• Formal excavations continue at Pompeii.

Finds

• 1710: A few remains of the Temple of Apollo are discovered in Mdina, Malta. Most of the marble blocks were later sculpted into decorative elements for new buildings.^[1]
• 1713: Gold aureus coins found in Transylvania provide the only known evidence for Roman usurper Sponsianus.^[2]

Publications

• 1717: Michele Mercati's Metallotheca is published, 124 years after his death.^[3]
• 1719: Natural History and Antiquities of Surrey by Richard Rawlinson.

Births

• 1712: 17 May - Jean-Baptiste Greppo, French canon and archaeologist (d. 1767)
• 1713: James 'Athenian' Stuart, Scottish archaeologist and architect (d. 1788)^[4]
• 1716: January 20 - Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French archaeologist (d. 1795)^[5]
• 1717: December 9 - Johann Joachim Winckelmann, German art critic and archaeologist (d. 1768)^[6]

Deaths

• 1715: February 17 - Antoine Galland, French orientalist (b. 1646)^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: Caruana. Antonio Annetto. Antonio Annetto Caruana. Report on the Phoenician and Roman antiquities in the group of the islands of Malta. 1882. Government Printing Office. Malta. 89.
2. News: Ghosh. Pallab. Pallab Ghosh. 2022-11-24. Gold coin proves 'fake' Roman emperor was real. BBC News. 2022-11-24.
3. Web site: Mercati, Michele 1541-1593. worldcat.org. 8 June 2017.
4. Web site: James 'Athenian' Stuart, 1713-1788. Telegraph.co.uk. 8 June 2017. en.
5. Web site: Jean-Jacques Barthelemy - French archaeologist. Encyclopedia Britannica. 17 May 2017. en.
6. Web site: Johann Winckelmann - German art historian. Encyclopedia Britannica. 10 June 2017. en.
7. Web site: LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress). id.loc.gov. 17 May 2017.