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	Leonard Woolley - Definition, explanation
		Charles Leonard Woolley (17 April, 1880–20 February, 1960) was a British archaeologist, best known for his excavations at Ur in Mesopotamia.
		Woolley was born in London, and educated at New College, Oxford.
		Woolley reconstructed her funeral ceremony from the findings in her tomb.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/l/le/leonard_woolley.php (491 words)

	Leonard Woolley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sir Charles Leonard Woolley (17 April 1880–20 February 1960) was a British archaeologist, best known for his excavations at Ur in Sumer, ancient Mesopotamia.
		Woolley was born in London, and educated at New College, Oxford.
		From 1922 through 1934 he was in charge of the joint venture between the British Museum and the University of Pennsylvania excavating at Ur of the Chaldees where he made his greatest discovery.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leonard_Woolley (531 words)

	Royal Tombs Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In 1922, British archaeologist Charles Leonard Woolley was chosen by The British Museum and the University of Pennsylvania to lead the famous excavation at Ur.
		Charles Leonard Woolley became famous for the artifacts and information he uncovered during his magnificent excavations at Ur.
		Woolley is noted as one of the first modern archaeologists, and was knighted in 1935 for his services to archaeology.
	www.hmns.org /exhibits/special_exhibits/Royal_Tombs/Royal_Tombs_overview.asp?r=1&terms= (659 words)

	Agatha Christie and Archaeology
		Max Mallowan, Agatha Christie, and Leonard Woolley at Ur, 1931.
		The site was being excavated by the English archaeologist Leonard Woolley, and since 1925 some of his finds had even rivalled those emerging from the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt.
		From 1854 onwards various small expeditions were made, but it was not until October 1922 that Charles Leonard Woolley was appointed leader of a major expedition to Ur.
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	Saudi Aramco World : Ur Of The Chaldees (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In the spring of that year, the sixth season in the field, the expedition began to find the astonishing, sunless kingdom of Ur—a kingdom of the grave into which deceased Sumerian kings had been followed by their servants, soldiers, courtiers and whole teams of oxen.
		During the reign of King Ur-Nammu, who established the dynasty, the ziggurat that Woolley explored was built, probably on the rubble of the first one.
		Woolley believed that it had three irregular stages, each with broad terraces on two sides, the topmost surmounted by a small shrine dedicated to the moon-god Nannar.
	www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/196802/ur.of.the.chaldees.htm (965 words)

	Sir Lenoard Wholley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Therefore, not only did Woolley’s excavations of the Royal Tombs act as an incredibly valuable source of information regarding the material culture and wealth of the ancient Sumerians, it told us of other aspects of their culture such as war and correct the misconceptions that existed regarding Sumerian religion.
		Woolley uncovered much of the city of Ur, and found many artefacts that were used in everyday life thousands of years ago.
		Therefore, it was Leonard Woolley’s excavations at Ur which gave us greatest insight into the life of the ancient Sumerians that we have ever received.
	idcs0100.lib.iup.edu /westCivI/sir_lenoard_wholley.htm (1896 words)

	Saint Louis Art Museum: Sir Charles Leonard Woolley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		British archaeologist Charles Leonard Woolley (April 17, 1880-February 20, 1960) became famous for the artifacts and information he uncovered during his magnificent excavations at Ur.
		Born in London to a clergyman, Woolley graduated from New College in Oxford, and in 1905 he became Assistant Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
		In 1922, Woolley was chosen by the British Museum and the University of Pennsylvania to lead the famous excavation at Ur.
	www.stlouis.art.museum /index.aspx?id=177 (305 words)

	Leonard Woolley
		Woolley also worked in Tell el Amarna with the Egypt Exploration Society.
		From 1922 through 1934 he was in charge of the joint venture between the British Museum and the University of Pennsylvania excavating at Ur of the Chaldees where he made his greatest discover
		Woolley wrote over 25 books, two of his more famous books are Spadework: Adventures in Archaeology, published in 1953 and Excavations at Ur: A Record of 12 Years’ Work, published in 1954.
	www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/information/biography/uvwxyz/woolley_leonard.html (417 words)

	Woolley Sir (Charles) Leonard - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Woolley Sir (Charles) Leonard - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Woolley, Sir (Charles) Leonard (1880-1960), British archaeologist best known for his work (1922-1929) excavating the ancient Sumerian city of Ur...
		Mythological figures are the subjects of finely carved cylinder seals and metal sculpture.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Woolley_Sir_(Charles)_Leonard.html (127 words)

	Bibleweb.com: Ur of the Chaldees & Sir Charles Leonard Woolley
		Ur of the Chaldees & Sir Charles Leonard Woolley
		Woolley is remembered for having excavated Ur of the Chaldees, and for discovering the ancient Sumerian civilization.
		Archaeology Charles Woolley Christian History Sumeria Ur of the Chaldees Christian Christianity
	www.bibleweb.com /2006/02/ur-of-chaldees-sir-charles-leonard.htm (140 words)

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		Ur of the Chaldees and Sir Charles Leonard Woolley
		Woolley is remembered for having excavated Ur of the Chaldees, and for discovering the ancient Sumerian civilization.
		Archaeology Charles Woolley Christian History Sumeria Ur of the Chaldees Christian Christianity
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	Today in History - February 20
		Johann Agricola, German reformer who studied under Luther at Wittenberg and served as his recording secretary at the Leipzig Disputation (1519), was born in Eisleben (d.
		Diet of Speyer opened under Emperor Charles V, who appealed for support against Turks and Francis I of France (who, he claimed, had made an alliance with Turks), with the first move to be made against Francis I. The Protestants demanded a settlement of the religious questions before giving war support.
		Charles V defeated Francis I in September 1544 and so became free to move against the Protestants.
	chi.lcms.org /history/tih0220.htm (301 words)

	Sir (Charles) Leonard Woolley Biography (1880–1960) Online Encyclopedia Article About Sir (Charles) Leonard Woolley ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Sir (Charles) Leonard Woolley Biography (1880–1960) Online Encyclopedia Article About Sir (Charles) Leonard Woolley Biography (1880–1960)
		He was knighted in 1935, and wrote several popular accounts of his work, notably Digging Up the Past (1930).
		Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /Cambridge/entries/006/Sir-Charles-Leonard-Woolley.html (126 words)

	SIGHTINGS
		The following year they laid out the technical data in the journal Marine Geology, but that scientific report avoided the all-important links with the biblical flood that are central to the current book.
		Till now the best stab at modern scientific corroboration of the flood was the work of British archaeologist Charles Leonard Woolley, who caused a sensation with his 1929 book "Ur of the Chaldees," said to be the most widely read archaeology book ever published.
		It was evidence of a deadly flood that appeared to substantiate Genesis.
	www.rense.com /ufo2/realnoah.htm (759 words)

	Woolley, Sir Charles Leonard - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		WOOLLEY, SIR CHARLES LEONARD [Woolley, Sir Charles Leonard] 1880-1960, English archaeologist.
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		Also known as: WOOLLEY (Sir Leonard), Charles Leonard.
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	Works Cited
		Publication of the Joint Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania to Mesopotamia; Ur Expeditions, vol.1, ‘Al-Ubaid’, by H. Hall and C. Woolley, 1927; 1927-65, vol.
		A Hebrew and English lexicon of the Old Testament, with an appendix containing the Biblical Aramaic, based on the lexicon of William Gesenius as translated by Edward Robinson.
		Adams, Charles J. Lamber-Karlovsky in “The Proto-Elamites on the Iranian Plateau" published in "Antiquity,” LII, 1978.
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	Penn Current \| May 13, 2004 \| Ask Benny
		We asked Associate Curator-in-Charge, Near East Section, Dr. Richard Zettler for an answer to your question about the Ur objects.
		“ Over the course of 12 years of excavations, Charles Leonard Woolley, the director, used almost 20,000 catalogue numbers.
		Some of these numbers were used to record single artifacts, others a large number of finds.
	www.upenn.edu /pennnews/current/2004/051304/askbenny.html (317 words)

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