I. The Rediscovery of Nineveh and Babylon

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface IX
3. Contents XI
4. List of Illustrations XIII
5. Index to Scripture Quotations XX
6. The Resurrection of Assyria and Babylonia 1
7. I. The Rediscovery of Nineveh and Babylon 7
8. II. Exploring and Surveying in the Nineteenth Century 22
9. III. Excavations at the Principal Sites of Assyria and Babylonia
10. 1. The Discovery of Assyrian Palaces 73
11. 2. First Successful Attempts in Babylonia 138
12. 3. Temporary Revival of Public Interest in Assyrian Excavations 187
13. 4. Methodical Excavations in Babylonia
14. French Excavations at Tello, under De Sarzec 216
15. English Excavations, under Rassam, at Babylon, El-Birs and Abû Habba 260
16. German Excavations at Surghul and El-Hibba, under Moritz and Koldewey 280
17. American Excavations at Nuffar under Peters Hilprecht and Haynes 289
18. Turkish Gleanings at Abû Habba, under Scheil and Bedry Bey, 568
19. Maps 578