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Charles Leonard Woolley è stato un archeologo britannico. Conosciuto per i suoi scavi a Ur, in Mesopotamia, Woolley è considerato uno dei primi archeologi moderni. Nel 1935 venne insignito del titolo di "Sir" per i suoi contributi all'archeologia.
Sir Charles Leonard Woolley (17 April 1880 – 20 February 1960) was a British archaeologist best known for his excavations at Ur in Mesopotamia. He is recognized as one of the first "modern" archaeologists who excavated in a methodical way, keeping careful records, and using them to reconstruct ancient life and history. [1]
16 apr 2024 · Sir Leonard Woolley (born April 17, 1880, London—died Feb. 20, 1960, London) was a British archaeologist whose excavation of the ancient Sumerian city of Ur (in modern Iraq) greatly advanced knowledge of ancient Mesopotamian civilization.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Excavations at Ur between 1922 and 1934 by Sir Leonard Woolley, jointly sponsored by the British Museum and the Penn Museum, uncovered Ur’s famous ziggurat complex, densely packed private houses, and the spectacular Royal Graves.
24 ott 2023 · La tavoletta in questione fu rinvenuta a Ur circa un secolo fa, quando una spedizione guidata dal famoso archeologo Sir Leonard Woolley portò alla luce quella che potrebbe essere la casa di Ea-nāṣir, insieme a una serie di documenti commerciali scritti in caratteri cuneiformi su piccole tavolette di argilla.
Sir Leonard Charles Woolley (April 17, 1880 – February 20, 1960) was a British archaeologist, best known for his excavations at Ur in Sumer, ancient Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq).
22 mag 2019 · Leonard Woolley excavated 16 tombs that he identified as royal because of their contents: lavish grave goods and evidence of mass human sacrifice.
