Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana, and Babylonia

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"Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana, and Babylonia" is a 19th-century travel and archaeological narrative by Austen Henry Layard recounting his explorations and observations in the regions of modern-day Iran and Iraq.

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instanceOf archaeological narrative
book
travel narrative
about ancient Mesopotamian sites
ancient Near Eastern archaeology
local customs and societies in Persia and Babylonia
author Austen Henry Layard NERFINISHED
chronicles Austen Henry Layard’s journeys in Babylonia
Austen Henry Layard’s journeys in Persia
Austen Henry Layard’s journeys in Susiana
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depictsRegion modern-day Iran
modern-day Iraq
describesActivity excavation
exploration
survey of ruins
field archaeology
history
travel writing
genre archaeology
non-fiction
travel literature
hasAuthorOccupation archaeologist
diplomat
traveler
hasPart accounts of travel
archaeological observations
ethnographic descriptions
historicalContext European exploration of the Middle East in the 19th century
literaryForm prose
mainSubject 19th-century Middle East
Babylonia NERFINISHED
Persia NERFINISHED
Susiana NERFINISHED
archaeological exploration
notableFor detailed descriptions of landscapes and monuments
first-hand accounts of early archaeological work in the region
originalLanguage English
relatedWork Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon NERFINISHED
Nineveh and Its Remains NERFINISHED
setInPeriod 19th century
timeOfCreation 19th century

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Austen Henry Layard notableWork Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana, and Babylonia