בידספיריט | Discovering Buried Worlds; Excavation and

Discovering Buried Worlds; Excavation and the Bible by the Excavator of Tell Hariri-Mari. Philosophical Library, 1955. - hardcover with dj 128 pp good condition This volume, which introduces an ex- citing new series of Studies in Biblical Archaeology, provides a general survey of the great work done by the archae- ologists over the last hundred years or so, which has thrown so much light on the history and culture of near eastern civilizations. The importance of their discoveries for an understanding of the background from which the Bible emerged is incalculable. Professor An- dré Parrot, who is Chief Curator of the French National Museums, Professor at the School of the Louvre and Director of the Mari Archaeological Expedition, manages to combine the gifts of a fas- cinating story-teller, full of wit and humour, with shrewd and penetrating judgment. The book is fully and beautifully illustrated with plates and drawings