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JOURNALS
The following journal titles are cited in the exhibition catalogue,
Treasures from the royal tombs of Ur, edited by Richard L. Zettler. For specific references, consult the bibliography on pp. 181-188.
The Antiquaries journal: being the journal of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Archaeology
Archaeometry
Bibliotheca orientalis
Cahiers de la Delegation archeologique francaise en Iran
Cambridge archaeological journal
Documenta et monumenta Orientis antiqui
Expedition
Iraq
Istanbuler Mitteilungen
Journal of the American Oriental Society
Journal of the Asiatic Society
The Journal of Egyptian archaeology
Journal of Near Eastern Studies
Orientalia
SLIDES AND VIDEOTAPES
SLIDES
The slide library owns approximately 300 slides of objects included in the
Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur exhibition. This collection of slides is complemented by another 1,500 slides which illustrate the art and architectural history of the Tigris-Euphrates Valley. These slides may be borrowed. Please call the museum's slide library at 216-421-7340 ext. 547 for information.
VIDEOTAPES
Andre-Leicknam, Beatrice, et. al. Before the
alphabet. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the
Humanities, 1993.
Forsberg, Rolf, et. al. The Seven wonders of the ancient world.
.Chicago, IL : Questar
Video, c1990.
Hossfeld, Hans Joachim. Digging for the history of
man. Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ: Roland
Collection, 1998-
Kaskia, Antti. The Sumerian kingdom of
Ur. Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ: Roland Collection,
1980.
Pett, John and Peter Young. Sumer, Babylon, Assyria the
wolves. Films for the
Humanities & Sciences; Thames Colour Production. Princeton, NJ: Films for
the Humanities & Sciences, 1991.
Spry-Leverton, Peter and Michael Wood. Legacy: Iraq, the cradle of
civilization. New
York, NY: Ambrose Video Publishing, Inc., 1991.
Waterston, Sam, Robert Gardner and Jason Williams.
Mesopotamia return to Eden.
Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Video and Television, 1995.
WEB SITES
Mesopotamia[Ancient History Sourcebook]
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook03.html
Mesopotamia(Women in World History Curriculum)
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson2.html
Mr. Donn's Ancient History Page
http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/index.html
The Origin and Development of Writing in Mesopotamia
http://teleport.com/~arden/writing.html
Religions of the Ancient Near East: Myths and Gods
http://www-relg-studies.scu.edu/netcours/rs011/sess04
Tigris & Euphrates
http://www.coolgames.com/Catalog/catpages/general/0491-00.html
Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur
http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/specex/ur/ur.html
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
http://www.upenn.edu/museum
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