1793:
James Douglas - Nenia Britannica, or, A Sepulchral History of Great Britain, from the earliest period to its general conversion to Christianity (published complete), the first account of the excavation of an
Anglo-Saxon site (in
Kent)[5] with artefacts systematically described and illustrated.[6]
1797:
James Hutton, a Scotsman who has been called "the Father of Geology," publishes theories describing the earth as destroying and renewing itself in a never-ending cycle.
^Royal Academy of Arts (2007). Making History: Antiquarians in Britain 1707-2007. London. p. 99.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)
1793:
James Douglas - Nenia Britannica, or, A Sepulchral History of Great Britain, from the earliest period to its general conversion to Christianity (published complete), the first account of the excavation of an
Anglo-Saxon site (in
Kent)[5] with artefacts systematically described and illustrated.[6]
1797:
James Hutton, a Scotsman who has been called "the Father of Geology," publishes theories describing the earth as destroying and renewing itself in a never-ending cycle.
^Royal Academy of Arts (2007). Making History: Antiquarians in Britain 1707-2007. London. p. 99.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)