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This book describes the discovery of Assyrian sites in Nineveh, Iraq. It intersperses journeys and descriptions of people and places with accounts of archaeological discoveries. Layard?s romantic view of the countryside and local people blended with his rediscovery of Assyria.
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"One of the great archeology books of all time."--"Brian Fagan from his introduction "
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Austen Henry Layard, Esq., DCL (1817-1894) was a traveler, archeologist, art historian, author, and politician. He led a series of excavations in the Middle East, primarily in Persia, from 1845 to 1847. His most famous discovery was the Library of Ashurbanipal in 1849. Layard also served as trustee of the British Museum, where many of his excavated relics still reside on display.
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- PublisherGorgias Press LLC
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0971309779
- ISBN 13 9780971309777
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages476
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