Beschreibung:
This classic work from 1930 describes the archaeological mission to Iraq which was a huge leap in the understanding of Mesopotamian history. It chronicles the journey, the excavations and the findings in a personalised account, heavily illustrated.
Preface 1. From London to Babylon, via Bombay and Baghdad 2. From Babylon to Ur 3. Ur of the Chaldees 4. The Work and the Workers 5. In Camp at Ur 6. The Work at Ur 7. Abu Shahrain 8. Al-'Ubaid 9. From Ur to London via Jerusalem and Dair Al-Bahri