Empires of the plain: Henry Rawlinson and the lost languages of Babylon
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Beteilige Person: Adkins, Lesley 1955- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York Thomas Dunne Books 2004
Ausgabe:1. U.S. ed.
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Abstract:Chronicles the life of nineteenth-century archaeologist and explorer Henry Rawlinson, describing his ascent of western Iran mountains, where he deciphered ancient carvings that were key to understanding cuneiform scripts and languages.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index
Umfang:XXIII, 424 S. Ill.
ISBN:0312330022