Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur

Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur
Author: University of Pennsylvania. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
Total Pages: 222
Release: 1998
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780924171550

This stunning catalogue includes color photographs of more than 230 objects, excavated in the 1930s by renowned British archaeologist Sir Leonard Woolley, from the third-millennium-B.C. Sumerian city of Ur. Learn the fascinating story of the excavation and preservation of these magnificent artifacts. Many of the objects are published in color and fully described for the first time—jewelry of gold and semiprecious stones, engraved seal stones, spectacular gold and lapis lazuli statuettes and musical instruments; and vessels of gold, silver, and alabaster. Curator Richard Zettler sets the stage with a history of Ur in the third millennium and the details of the actual excavations. Art historians Donald Hansen and Holly Pittman discuss the historical importance and significance of the many motifs on the most spectacular finds from the tombs.

Ur

Ur
Author: Leonard Woolley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1946
Genre: Iraq
ISBN:

Ur

Ur
Author: Harriet Crawford
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2015-02-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1472531698

The ancient Mesoptamian city of Ur was a Sumerian city state which flourished as a centre of trade and civilisation between 2800–2000 BCE. However, in the recent past it suffered from the disastrous Gulf war and from neglect. It still remains a potent symbol for people of all faiths and will have an important role to play in the future. This account of Ur's past looks at both the ancient city and its evolution over centuries, and its archaeological interpretation in more recent times. From the 19th century explorers and their identification of the site of Mukayyar as the Biblical city of Ur, the study proceeds to look in detail at the archaeologist Leonard Woolley and his key discoveries during the 1920s and 30s. Using the findings as a framework and utilising the latest evidence from environmental, historical and archaeological studies, the volume explores the site's past in chronological order from the Ubaid period in the 5th millennium to the death of Alexander. It looks in detail at the architectural remains: the sacred buildings, royal graves and also the private housing which provides a unique record of life 4000 years ago. The volume also describes the part played by Ur in the Gulf war and discusses the problems raised for archaeologists in the war's aftermath.

Excavations At Ur

Excavations At Ur
Author: Sir Leonard Woolley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2013-01-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136211373

First published in 2010. Sir Leonard Woolley was an archaeologist and this book is about his dig at Ur, which is the subject of this classic work, inspired Agatha Christie's Murder in Mesopotamia. When Woolley began work at Dr, little was known about the early civilizations of Mesopotamia. His work at Dr over twelve years, which included the excavation of royal tombs, the discovery of the gold jewellery of Queen PuAbi and the excavation of the famous ziggurat, allowed scholars to reconstruct the civilization of Sumer in the 3rd century B.C.

Excavations At Ur

Excavations At Ur
Author: Sir Leonard Woolley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2013-01-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136211446

First published in 2010. Sir Leonard Woolley was an archaeologist and this book is about his dig at Ur, which is the subject of this classic work, inspired Agatha Christie's Murder in Mesopotamia. When Woolley began work at Dr, little was known about the early civilizations of Mesopotamia. His work at Dr over twelve years, which included the excavation of royal tombs, the discovery of the gold jewellery of Queen PuAbi and the excavation of the famous ziggurat, allowed scholars to reconstruct the civilization of Sumer in the 3rd century B.C.

The Sumerians

The Sumerians
Author: Leonard Woolley
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1965
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780393002928

Describes the civilization of the Sumerians, who inhabited the land which today is Iraq, in the beginning of the fourth millennium B.C.

From Ancient to Modern

From Ancient to Modern
Author: Chi, Jennifer Y., and Pedro Azara, eds.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2015-03-22
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0691166463

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University, New York, February 12-June 7, 2015.

Abu Tbeirah Excavations I. Area 1

Abu Tbeirah Excavations I. Area 1
Author: Licia Romano
Publisher: Sapienza Università Editrice
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2019-06-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 889377108X

This book presents the results of the archaeological activities and specialistic studies carried out at the site of Abu Tbeirah (Nasiriyah, Province of Dhi Qar, southern Iraq) by the Iraqi-Italian joint mission of the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage and of Sapienza, led by F. D’Agostino and L. Romano (Dipartimento – Istituto Italiano di Studi Orientali). In the volume the accomplishments of the first seven campaigns (2011-2016) are introduced together with an assessment of the palaeo-environment and landscape surrounding the site. After an introduction to the reasons that led to start the archaeological activities in Abu Tbeirah, written by HE Dr A. Al-Hamdani, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Iraq, the diggings in the south-eastern Area 1 are presented (the cemetery and the other activities identified immediately under the top-soil and the last phase of Building A). A preliminary assessment on the Early-Dynastic III/Akkadian Transition pottery horizon (2450-2150 BC) is presented as well. At the same time, the multifaceted analyses and studies, carried out on Abu Tbeirah’s site and findings, are included in the volume.