UID:
almafu_9960117559602883
Umfang:
1 online resource (xxiii, 336 pages) :
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illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-71155-7
Serie:
Cambridge library collection. Archaeology
Inhalt:
Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894) was one of the leading British archaeologists of the 19th century. His excavations provided important evidence about ancient Mesopotamia, particularly about the Assyrian civilisation, & his books - part travel writing, part specialised archaeological studies - are beautifully evocative. First published in 1853, this two-volume study follows the earlier 'Nineveh and its Remains' (1849). It describes Layard's second expedition to the Near East, in 1845, which led to the identification of Kouyunjik as the great Assyrian capital Nineveh. In this illustrated book, Layard focuses on the description & interpretation of ruins, as he tells of the discovery of the lost palace of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (eighth century BCE) in northern Iraq. Volume 1 is an account of the excavations at Kouyunjik, & also describes a journey along the Khabur river in Syria.
Anmerkung:
Also issued in print: 2010.
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Originally published: London: John Murray, 1853.
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1-108-01677-4
Sprache:
Englisch
