Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon - With Travels in Armenia, Kurdistan Desert: Being Result of a Second

Informationen zum Autor Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894) is known for his work on the excavations of Nimrud and Nineveh. He was an Assryiologist, cuneiformist, and collector. Klappentext Published in 1853! volume 2 of Layard's expedition report describes the discoveries made in the ruins of Kouyunjik and Babylon. Zusammenfassung The influential British archeologist, Layard (1817–1894) discovered important evidence about ancient Mesopotamia and the Assyrian civilisation. This 1853 book describes his second expedition, which led to the identification of Kouyunjik as the Assyrian capital Nineveh. Volume 2 focuses on the discoveries made in the ruins of Kouyunjik and Babylon. Inhaltsverzeichnis 16. Discoveries at Kouyunjik; 17. The summer; 18. Mehemet Pasha; 19. Leave Wan; 20. Discoveries at Kouyunjik during the summer; 21. Preparations for leaving Nineveh; 22. The Chiefs of Hillah; 23. State of the ruins of Babylon; 24. Ruins in Southern Mesopotamia; 25. Preparations for departure; 26. Results of the discoveries to chronology and history.

Product details

• Authors: Layard Austen Henry, Austen Henry Layard
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2010
• EAN: 9781108016780
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01678-0
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology; Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon 2 Volume Paperback Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Mesopotamia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Assyria, Assyrian Empires