page_title: 1780s in archaeology
section_title: Explorations
hierarchical_section_title: 1780s in archaeology / Explorations
caption_attribution_description: English: Stucco relief at the Palace, Maya ruins at Palenque, as drawn by Ricardo Almendáriz at the time of the Del Rio expedition in 1787. On the right, a recent photo of the same relief. Français&#160;: Relief en stuc du palais, ruines Maya de Palenque, dessiné par Ricardo Almendáriz lors de l'expédition Del Rio de 1787. Sur le droite, une photo de l'état actuel du relief est visible.
context_page_description: The decade of the 1780s in archaeology involved some significant events.
context_section_description: 1786: Antonio Bernasconi and Colonel Antonio del Rio examine the ruins of Palenque, making the first map of the site and some crude excavations.
caption: Detail of a relief from a Mayan ruin at Palenque drawn by Ricardo Almendáriz at the time of its original excavation in 1787
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