William Kennett Loftus
Biographic Data
| ID | 10658441 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Kennett Loftus |
| GIVEN NAMES | William Kennett |
| FAMILY NAME | Loftus |
| SIGNATURE | LOFTUS W K |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1855 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Travels and Researches in Chaldaea and Susiana
Travels and Researches in Chaldaea and Susiana
This book contains two works by William Kennett Loftus (1821–58) in which he describes his archaeological surveying and excavations in Mesopotamia between 1849 and 1855. An enthusiastic antiquarian and geologist, Loftus was appointed to the staff of the Turco-Persian Frontier Commission. On his travels, he located many ruins later identified as biblical cities, including Warkah (Uruk) and Tell el-Muqayyar (Ur). In 1854 Loftus was enabled by the n…
On the Geology of portions of the Turko-Persian Frontier, and of the Districts Adjoining
The notes from which the following paper has been compiled were made in the years 1849–52, during the progress of a joint Commission appointed by the English, Russian, Turkish, and Persian Governments for the demarkation of the Turko-Persian Frontier. For the greater part of the first three years various political questions detained the Commissioners on the alluvial banks of the Lower Tigris, where but little scope exists for the labours of the g…
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On the Geology of portions of the Turko-Persian Frontier, and of the Districts Adjoining
The notes from which the following paper has been compiled were made in the years 1849–52, during the progress of a joint Commission appointed by the English, Russian, Turkish, and Persian Governments for the demarkation of the Turko-Persian Frontier. For the greater part of the first three years various political questions detained the Commissioners on the alluvial banks of the Lower Tigris, where but little scope exists for the labours of the g…
Travels and Researches in Chaldaea and Susiana
This book contains two works by William Kennett Loftus (1821–58) in which he describes his archaeological surveying and excavations in Mesopotamia between 1849 and 1855. An enthusiastic antiquarian and geologist, Loftus was appointed to the staff of the Turco-Persian Frontier Commission. On his travels, he located many ruins later identified as biblical cities, including Warkah (Uruk) and Tell el-Muqayyar (Ur). In 1854 Loftus was enabled by the n…
Travels and Researches in Chaldaea and Susiana
Archaeology (2 works) · Frontier (2 works) · Geologist (2 works) · History (2 works) · Allowance (engineering) (1 work) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Ancient Near East History (1 work) · Antiquities (1 work) · Apprehension (1 work)