1660s in archaeology
The decade of the 1660s in archaeology involved some significant events.
Finds
- 1661: Athanasius Kircher discovers the ruins of a church in Rome said to have been constructed by the Emperor Constantine on the site of Saint Eustace's vision.
- 1667: The Capuan bust of Hannibal is found in Capua, Italy.
- 1669: One of a pair of gold sun-discs from ca. 2500–2150 BCE is found at Ballyshannon in Ireland.
Events
- 1667: Henry Howard donates the first of the Arundel marbles to the University of Oxford.
Births
- 1690: Edward Lhuyd, Welsh antiquary
Deaths
- 1661: Famiano Nardini, Italian archaeologist