Buried Empires - This book is history and archaeology combined. The are with which it deals embraces the modern kingdoms of Iraq, Persia, and Afghanistan, the shores of the Persian Gulf, Baluchistan and the Indian province of Sindh. It is in this region that archaeology has made the most striking progress since the war. The author tells un in a non-technical way the story of early civilizations-pre-Sumerian and Babylonian-up the the rise of Assyria: roughly, that is, from 3000 to 700 B.C. But it is the story as derived from excavation, and the author explains clearly the methods used by field archaeologists and how the history is pieced together from the finds made as excavation proceeds. B/W photos. Book comes with two fold out maps- 1st) South Western Asia and 2nd) Ancient Mesopotamia. In good condition with dust jacket and covered with plastic protector. Some underlining in light red throughout book and name plate on inside cover of previous owner. 290 pp.�
1st Edition-Published by E. P. Dutton & Co.�
Archaeology, history, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Sumer, Assyria
