6th Grade Social Studies
Learn about Austen Henry Layard & the Rediscovery of Assyria"Austen Henry Layard was one of the great archaeological pioneers of the Victorian Age. Together with the Frenchman, Paul Emile Botta, he brought to light one of the major civilizations of the ancient world, Assyria."
University of Chicago's Oriental Institue Art Musuem -- Most of the Institute's on-line Exhibitions can be seen in the Highlights from the Collections Section. Pictures are listed
by Subject
and by Region (Assyria)
(Mesopotamia).
The Institute also has Historical
Exhibition Pictures and ßPhotographs
of Archaeological Digs by The Oriental Institute.There is a clickable map
to its Archaeological
Sites.
To read about current research sites use their Archaeology
Page or see their Annual
Reports.
Til
Barsip.
Brief summary of the site's history. The tell is well known for the extensive excavations undertaken there by French archaeologists (directed by F. Thureau-Dangin) in the 1930s.
King Ashurnasirpal and the Northwest Palace at Nimrud.
The Metropolitan Museum's excellent introduction to the palace at Nimrud including a discussion of the original excavation and a display of both the reliefs and ivories recovered from the site.
New! See the North West Palace Walkthrough!
The Northwest Palace of Ashur-nasir-pal II, Nimrud, Assyria. This QTVR sequence (© 2001 Learning Sites, Inc.) has been developed for educational purposes only. The information contained herein is in no way to be construed as an interim or final publication of the material. Images are not to be copied, retransmitted, or altered in any way without written permission from Learning Sites, Inc. Archaeological data and interpretation by Samuel M. Paley, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, Richard P. Sobolewski, R.A., Warsaw, Poland, and Alison B. Snyder,R.A., University of Oregon.
The Palace of Ashurnasirpal
II.
This short movie clip is part of a larger 3-D animated fly-through of the Palace of Ashurnasirpal.The animated flythrough was created by Francine Jaskiewicz and filmed by Information Systems and Computing at the University of Pennsylvania.
Stolen Stones:The
Modern Sack of Nineveh by John Malcolm Russell.
An account of the on going looting of this important archaeological site. The
site also has excellent images of the site. from the pages of Archaeology magazine.
The Metropolitan Museum collection of Ancient Near Eastern Art
Highlights from the museum's collection of more than seven thousand works of
art ranging in date from 8000 B.C. (the Neolithic period) to the Arab conquest and rise of Islam beginning in A.D. 651. The works come from ancient Mesopotamia, Iran, Syria, Anatolia, and other lands in the region that extends from the Black Sea in the north to the southwestern Arabian peninsula, and from western Turkey on the Mediterranean Sea to the Indus River Valley in modern-day Pakistan and India.
Photos of Assyrian Artifacts: Ancient Near East section, British Museum, London
Photographs of Assyrian artifacts from the museum's remarkable collection.
Mesopatamia-The British Museum:
Illuminating World Cultures.
An excellent introduction to the cultures of Assyria, Babylonia and Sumer. In
addition to discussions ooon Mesopatamian mythology, gepgraphy, time and writing there is an interactive section on Assyrian palaces and warfare.
Assyrian Treasures from the city of Kalhu(Nimrud)
The tombs of the Assyrian Queens Yaba, Banitu, & Atalia.
Ashur.
A history of the site of Ashur from the Britannica online.
Calah.
A history of the site of modern Nimrud from the Britannica online.
Assyrian Treasures from the city of
Kalhu(Nimrud)
A report on the excavation of the The royal Tombs of Nimrud.
Nineveh.
A history of the site of Nineveh from the Britannica online.
The siege of Lachish
as displayed on the reliefs of the South West Palace at Nineveh
Dur
Sharrukin.
A history of the site of Dur Sharrukin, modern day Khorsabad, from the Britannica
online.
Irbil.
A history of the site of Irbil also spelled Arbil, or Erbil, from the Britannica
online.
Babylon
a history of the city of Babylon from the Britannica online.
Carchemish
a history of the city of Carchemish from the Britannica online.
The Rise of Urartu - a history of the kingdom of Urartu.
Urartu - a history of Urartu from the Britannica online.
The Urartu Civilization - a history of Urartu from Historical Sites of Turkey.
Urartu - a concise summary of Urartian history courtesy of the the Metropolitan Museum as well as a display of Urartian artifacts in the museum's collection.
The British Museum's Collection of Urartian Antiquities - an assemblage of Urartian artifacts currently in the collection of the British Museum.
Phrygia, Gordion and King Midas in the Late Eigth century B.C.- a concise summary of Phrygian history courtesy of the the Metropolitan Museum as well as a display of Phrygian artifacts in the museum's collection.
Anatolia:The neo-Hittite states from c. 1180 to 700 BC:The neo-Hittite states from c. 1180 to 700 BC from the Britannica online.
The Hittites a history of the Hittite kingdom.
Hittite Home Page- Additional resources for the study of Hittite history and archaeology.
Hatti-Homeland of the Hittites - Articles, photographs and texts for the study of Hittite history and archaeology.
Phoenicia- a history of Phoenicia from the Britannica online.
Philistine- a history of the Philistines from the Britannica online.
Elam- a history of Elam from the Britannica online.
A Short History of Ancient Egypt - a history of Ancient Egypt from the Early Dynastic to the The Graeco-Roman Period.
Scythian Slide Collection - Prof. John Haskins' slide Collection of Scythian art.
Scythian Bows-An article on the bow used by the Scythians as well as a brief history.
An Iron II Scythian Point from Khirbat Al-Mudaybi - A discussion of Scythian arrowheads.
Basic Information on Scythians and Their Art- A brief article on Scythian art.
The Assyrian Expansion- a history of Assyria's relations with Egypt.
The EXPLORING ANCIENT WORLD CULTURES 101 site is an online university course. It includes a Near East Page.
Assyria A short history of ancient Assyria from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
The Assyrian Empire A site that traces the rise of the Assyrian Empire from Iraq4ever.
Babylonia A short history of ancient Babylonia from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Assyria 1365-609 B.C. A concise summary of the Middle and Late Assyrian periods from the Metropolitan Museum.
Assyrian kings'
List From Iraq4ever.
Assyrian Kings List
The
Assyrian Mastiff
The Kings of Judah and
Israel
Chronologies of the Hebrew Monarchies
Chronology from the
Division of the Kingdom of Israel to the Fall of Babylon
Israel and the Assyrians
Ancient
Composite Bows
Courtesy of the Journal of the Society of Archer-Antiquaries, volume 2, 1959.
Discoveries At
Nineveh by Austen Henry Layard, Esq., D.C.L.
Text source: A Popular Account of Discoveries at Nineveh. Austen Henry
Layard. J. C. Derby. New York. 1854. Copyright (c) 1997 by Bruce J. Butterfield
The fall of Nineveh
An account of the Babylonian military campaigns, which led to the destruction
of the Assyrian cities of Assur and Nineveh. Article by Jona Lendering ©
The History of Plumbing - Babylonia
An account of plumbing practices in the ancient Near East.
The History
of Mathematics/Babylonia has a translation/explanation of the Plimpton 22
tablet, pictures of cuneiforms and a map.
See Babylonian
Mathematics for an explanation of their number system, a map and several
pictures of cuneform tablets.
The University of Texas has a lot of
Middle Eastern Maps
A Topographical Map
is at the Kelsey Museum/Univerity of Michigan.
The
Oriental Institute Map Series - Iraq Site Map displays the location of archaeological
sites in modern day Iraq.
Ancient
Near Eastern Art: The Assyrian Empire displays the location of major Assyrian
sites from the Metropolitan museum.
The Oriental Institute Map Series - Syria Site Map displays the location
of archaeological sites in modern day Syria.
The Oriental Institute Map Series - Levant Site Map displays the location
of archaeological sites in the modern day Levant.
Ancient Near East: Empires from 700-300 BCE an interactive map that shows
the boundaries of the Assyrian Empire in 660 BCE as well as Babylonia in 539
BCE, Persia in 520 BCE and Macedonia in 323 BCE. Schockwave required.
Map of Assyrian expansion, 9th-8th c. Map showing the boundaries of the
Assyrian Empire from the reign of Ashur-Dan II (934-912 BCE) to Shalmanesr III (858-824 BCE).
Assyria
Expansion Map detailing the expansion of the Neo Assyrian Empire from Bible History Online.
The Assyrian Empire 824-625 B. C. Map - courtesy of www.hammondmap.com from 'Atlas of the Bible Lands' - C S Hammond & Co - 1959.
Assyrian Empire about 700 BCE. Map of the ancient Near East detailing the regions between the Euphrates and the Red Sea from Bible History Online.
The Ancient Near East Map of the ancient Near East detailing the regions between the Euphrates and the Red Sea from Bible History Online.
Map of Ancient MesopotamiaFrom Bible History Online.
The Territory of the Philistines Map of the The territory of the Philistines during the time of David and Solomon from Bible History Online.
Map of Ancient Trade Routes From Mesopotamia Map of Ancient Trade Routes From Mesopotamia to Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea.
Maps of Historic Assyria Twelve maps and a historic timeline of Mesopotamian States.
The Babylonian and Assyrian Empires From the International History Project.
ABZU - from The
Oriental Institute is comprehensive but complex.
EXPLORING ANCIENT WORLD CULTURES
101 has nicely annotated Internet site list at the bottom of its home page.
There is also a more specific one at the bottom of its Near
East Page.
Mnemotrix ArchaeoSearch DataBase of
Ancient Near East and Classical Studies"Working with the Institute of Archaeology
at Bar Ilan University in Israel, we have compiled a resource application database
for archaeologists working in the field of Ancient Near East and Classical Studies."
State Archives of Assyria
WWW Home Page The Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project, started in 1986, is
a long-term undertaking to publish text electronically, produce a journal etc
- provides form for ordering texts etc
Comments or suggestions? e-mail Neil_Goldberg@dalton.org
