1620s in archaeology
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The decade of the 1620s in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
Excavations
Finds
- 1621: Ludovisi Battle sarcophagus in Rome.
- 1627: Parian Chronicle in Paros.
Events
- 1625: Last cannon salvaged from English ship Revenge (sank following Battle of Flores (1591))[1]
Births
- 1620: 15 February - François Charpentier, French archaeologist (d. 1702)[2]
- 1626: 12 March - John Aubrey, English antiquary (d. 1697)[3]
Deaths
- 1629: Antonio Bosio, Italian scholar (b. 1575/1576)