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- catalog abstract "In the barren landscape between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, adventurers of the nineteenth century suspected that the remains of fabled kingdoms lay beneath the sands. As they dug into the mounds of Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq), these European and American archaeologists struck treasures beyond their wildest dreams--the graves of the stupendous Old Testament cities of Nineveh, Babylon, and Ur, and artifacts leading back to the birth of civilization. Return to Babylon reveals the excitement, the danger, the international competition, and the extraordinary men and women who made this era of archaeological exploration one of the most dramatic of all time. Near Eastern archaeology in the nineteenth century was dangerous: diseases took their toll, the midnight air could register 114°, and roving bands of thieves frequently menaced the foreigners encamped at excavation sites. Still, these adventurers were smitten by the alluring East and propelled by a powerful curiosity.--From publisher description.".
- catalog contributor b1356584.
- catalog coverage "Iraq Antiquities.".
- catalog created "c1979.".
- catalog date "1979".
- catalog date "c1979.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1979.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. [286]-291.".
- catalog description "In the barren landscape between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, adventurers of the nineteenth century suspected that the remains of fabled kingdoms lay beneath the sands. As they dug into the mounds of Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq), these European and American archaeologists struck treasures beyond their wildest dreams--the graves of the stupendous Old Testament cities of Nineveh, Babylon, and Ur, and artifacts leading back to the birth of civilization. Return to Babylon reveals the excitement, the danger, the international competition, and the extraordinary men and women who made this era of archaeological exploration one of the most dramatic of all time. Near Eastern archaeology in the nineteenth century was dangerous: diseases took their toll, the midnight air could register 114°, and roving bands of thieves frequently menaced the foreigners encamped at excavation sites. Still, these adventurers were smitten by the alluring East and propelled by a powerful curiosity.--From publisher description.".
- catalog description "Lost kingdoms and biblical lands -- Consuls and cuneiform -- Palaces of kings -- Tablets, tells, and tactical excavations.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 300 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Return to Babylon.".
- catalog identifier "0316273066 :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Return to Babylon.".
- catalog issued "1979".
- catalog issued "c1979.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boston : Little, Brown,".
- catalog relation "Return to Babylon.".
- catalog spatial "Iraq Antiquities.".
- catalog spatial "Iraq".
- catalog spatial "Iraq.".
- catalog subject "935".
- catalog subject "Archaeologists Iraq Biography.".
- catalog subject "DS69.6 .F33".
- catalog subject "Excavations (Archaeology) Iraq.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Lost kingdoms and biblical lands -- Consuls and cuneiform -- Palaces of kings -- Tablets, tells, and tactical excavations.".
- catalog title "Return to Babylon : travelers, archaeologists, and monuments in Mesopotamia / Brian M. Fagan.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".