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))
Births 1620: 15 February - François Charpentier, French archaeologist (d. 1702) 1626: 12 March - John Aubrey, English antiquary (d. 1697)
Deaths 1629: Antonio Bosio, Italian scholar (b. 1575/1576)
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