{"product_id":"discoveries-in-the-ruins-of-nineveh-and-babylon-with-travels-in-armenia-kurdistan-and-the-desert-being-the-result-of-a-second-expedition-undertaken-for-the-trustees-of-the-british-museum-paperback-9781108016773","title":"Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon; With Travels in Armenia, Kurdistan and the Desert: Being the Result of a Second Expedition Undertaken for the Trustees of the British Museum (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108016773","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDiscoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith Travels in Armenia, Kurdistan and the Desert: Being the Result of a Second Expedition Undertaken for the Trustees of the British Museum\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn 1853 account in two volumes of the British archaeological expedition that discovered the palace of the Assyrian king Sennacherib.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAusten Henry Layard (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108016773, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 August 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e392 pages, 127 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir 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 1 is an account of the excavations at Kouyunjik, and also describes a journey along the Khabur river in Syria, where Layard assesses the influence of Assyrian art on the region.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The trustees of the British Museum resume excavations at Nineveh\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Lake of Wan\u003cbr\u003e 3. Reception by the Yezidis\u003cbr\u003e 4. State of the excavations on my return to Mosul\u003cbr\u003e 5. Renewal of excavations at Kouyunjik\u003cbr\u003e 6. Discovery of grand entrance to the Palace of Kouyunjik\u003cbr\u003e 7. Road opened for removal of Winged Lions\u003cbr\u003e 8. Contents of newly-discovered chamber\u003cbr\u003e 9. Visit to the Winged Lions by night\u003cbr\u003e 10. Visit to Kalah Sherghat prevented\u003cbr\u003e 11. Preparations for a journey to the Khabour\u003cbr\u003e 12. Arban\u003cbr\u003e 13. Residence at Arban\u003cbr\u003e 14. Leave Arban\u003cbr\u003e 15. Departure from the Khabour.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Archaeology by period \/ region [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Archaeology by period \/ region\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Archaeology%20by%20period%20\/%20region%20%5BHDD%5D%22\"\u003eHDD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265941328152,"sku":"9781108016773","price":33.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108016773i_ee8ddaaf-d8dc-45e5-9e0e-a56e29616b1b.jpg?v=1694869415","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/discoveries-in-the-ruins-of-nineveh-and-babylon-with-travels-in-armenia-kurdistan-and-the-desert-being-the-result-of-a-second-expedition-undertaken-for-the-trustees-of-the-british-museum-paperback-9781108016773","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}