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Overview of the events of the 1780s in archaeology
The decade of the 1780s in archaeology involved some significant events.
- 1786: Antonio Bernasconi and Colonel Antonio del Rio examine the ruins of
Palenque, making the first map of the site and some crude excavations.
- 1785: Engineer Diego Ruiz visits and publishes the first account of
El Tajín.
- 1789: Saggio di lingua Etrusca by
Luigi Lanzi.