Format:
1 Online-Ressource (392 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:
9780511711565
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Archaeology
Content:
Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817–1894) was one of the leading British archaeologists of the nineteenth century. His excavations provided important evidence about ancient Mesopotamia, particularly about the Assyrian civilisation, and 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 richly illustrated book, Layard focuses on the description and 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 2 describes the discoveries made in the ruins of Kouyunjik, and follows Layard as he travels to the south of Iraq in search of the ruins of the mysterious Babylon
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108016780
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781108016780
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511711565
Author information:
Layard, Austen Henry 1817-1894
