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LLOYD, SETON Foundations in the dust: the story of Mesopotamian exploration
Thames & Hudson, 1980, Revised edition, first published in 1947.Paper covers.0 500 27234 3.Fine /No Jacket.Fine.A history of archaeological exploration in modern Iraq (ancient Mesopotamia) which combines a popular readable style with great authority.Although the book gives perhaps undue prominence to British archaeologists this partly reflects the balance of national endeavour.The author was technical adviser to the Directorate-General of Antiquities, Baghdad during and shortly after the second world war, during which period the first edition of this book was written, and then served as director of the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara and later Professor at the University of London, retiring in 1969.216 pp. 80 illustrations including two maps of sites mentioned in the text. In English.
Offered for GBP 9.00 = appr. US$ 14.72 by: Acanthophyllum Books - Book number: 1425
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