Paragraph 1: Introduction/ background on Woolley
In 1922 Sir Leonard Woolley was invited to lead excavations at the Ancient City of Ur in southern Iraq, here is where he uncovered some of the greatest artifacts from ancient near-east. Sir Charles Leonard Woolley attended New College Oxford where he began his study of antiquity after which he began his career at the Ashmolean Museum. He then proceeded to partake in his first excavation in Karanog and Buhen in Nubia as well as doing some work in Italy. Based on this work he was offered the position of Director excavations at the British Museum. He continued to participate in minor excavations until his collaboration with the Museum of the University of Philadelphia and his successful excavations at Ur. Though he had some difficulties such as large, untrained staff Woolley implicate a system of discovery allowing for major finds. Sir Leonard Woolley revolutionized Mesopotamian archeology through his innovative techniques at the site of the ancient city of Ur.
The excavations at Ur became possible through the willingness of intuitions to work together. The British Museum and the Penn Museum joined together on a group excavation in Iraq. The British team solidified the access to Iraqi lands and the University of Penn staff secured the funds. Both factions agreed on the excavation site of Ur because it was safe and previous British archaeologist had worked there. Winston Churchill head of the Colonial Office and T.E. Lawrence also known as Lawrence of Arabia, the advisor of Arab affairs approved the excavation. In September of 1922 Leonard Woolley along with F.G. Newton and Sydney Smith left the UK to begin their excavation in the Ancient city of Ur.
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...ient near east and supplied Woolley with a plethora of incomparable pieces. Private grave 789 tested Woolley to come up with inventive practices to restore the corroded wooden pieces. Using plaster Sir Leonard Woolley recreated the Great Lyre a piece that can be used to visualize the funerary rituals of the time period. Private grave 800 the final resting place of Queen Puabi supplied invaluable information on societal roles in ancient Mesopotamia and the different garments worn. The Great Death Pit allowed archeologist a look into the mass death rituals of the ancient city. The twin Ram Caught in a Thicket statues reconstruction exemplified Woolley’s revolutionary techniques and allowed for the analysis of two precious relics. Sir Leonard Woolley changed the field of archeology in the near east by utilizing advanced procedures at the site of the ancient city of Ur.
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