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 An 1853 account in two volumes of the British archaeological expedition that discovered the palace of the Assyrian king Sennacherib. Zusammenfassung The British archaeologist 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 1 covers early stages of the excavations and Layard's journey to the Khabur region. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The trustees of the British Museum resume excavations at Nineveh; 2. The Lake of Wan; 3. Reception by the Yezidis; 4. State of the excavations on my return to Mosul; 5. Renewal of excavations at Kouyunjik; 6. Discovery of grand entrance to the Palace of Kouyunjik; 7. Road opened for removal of Winged Lions; 8. Contents of newly-discovered chamber; 9. Visit to the Winged Lions by night; 10. Visit to Kalah Sherghat prevented; 11. Preparations for a journey to the Khabour; 12. Arban; 13. Residence at Arban; 14. Leave Arban; 15. Departure from the Khabour.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Layard Austen Henry, Austen Henry Layard
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.08.2010
• EAN: 9781108016773
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01677-3
• Pages: 392
• Thèmes: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology; Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon 2 Volume Paperback Set
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Préhistoire, protohistoire, Antiquité; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Préhistoire, protohistoire; Mesopotamia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Assyria, Assyrian Empires