Assyrian Discoveries

An Account of Explorations and Discoveries on the Site on Nineveh, During 1878 and 1874

af Professor George, m.fl.

The following work was written to give in a permanent form some account of the excavations undertaken in 1873 and 1874 on the site of Nineveh; and the principal discoveries which have resulted from these operations. The honour of having started this enterprise belongs to the proprietors of the 'Daily Telegraph' newspaper, and at the close of the first expedition they presented the firman and excavating plant to the trustees of the British Museum to facilitate the renewal of the work. The second ... (Læs mere)