1753: Botanist Vitaliano Donati is commissioned by King
Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia to travel to Egypt and acquire items from its past. He returns with 300 pieces recovered from
Karnak and
Qift which become the nucleus of the
Museo Egizio in Turin.
1755: At
Bath, England, when the Priory or
Abbey house is demolished and the foundations are cleared, stone coffins, bones of various animals, and other things are found.[1] Upon digging further, hot mineral waters gush forth and interrupt the work: the old Roman sewer had been found, and the water is drained off. Foundations of regular buildings are traced[1] leading to excavation of a great bath, afterwards called Lucas's Bath, when the eastern wall of the great Hall is opened.[1]
1757: Rev. Bryan Faussett begins excavating
Anglo-Saxon cemeteries in
Kent, England (continues to 1773).[2]
Finds
1754: A hoard of about 207
Roman gold coins (and one silver coin) are discovered at
Menzelen just outside Xanten on the lower
Rhine.
1755: Several sepulchral inscriptions and figures, in
bas-relief, are discovered at
Bonn in Lower
Germany.
1753: Botanist Vitaliano Donati is commissioned by King
Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia to travel to Egypt and acquire items from its past. He returns with 300 pieces recovered from
Karnak and
Qift which become the nucleus of the
Museo Egizio in Turin.
1755: At
Bath, England, when the Priory or
Abbey house is demolished and the foundations are cleared, stone coffins, bones of various animals, and other things are found.[1] Upon digging further, hot mineral waters gush forth and interrupt the work: the old Roman sewer had been found, and the water is drained off. Foundations of regular buildings are traced[1] leading to excavation of a great bath, afterwards called Lucas's Bath, when the eastern wall of the great Hall is opened.[1]
1757: Rev. Bryan Faussett begins excavating
Anglo-Saxon cemeteries in
Kent, England (continues to 1773).[2]
Finds
1754: A hoard of about 207
Roman gold coins (and one silver coin) are discovered at
Menzelen just outside Xanten on the lower
Rhine.
1755: Several sepulchral inscriptions and figures, in
bas-relief, are discovered at
Bonn in Lower
Germany.