Empires of the Plain
Author | : Lesley Adkins |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2004-12-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780312330026 |
ISBN-13 | : 0312330022 |
Rating | : 4/5 (022 Downloads) |
Download or read book Empires of the Plain written by Lesley Adkins and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-12-13 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.