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1927. An account of the treasure hunt for the buried art, wisdom and history of the ancient East, from the Nile to Babylon, the adventures, disappointments and triumphs of the hunters and the knowledge thus acquired of the ancient world. To the writer's mind, there is no more romantic story than that of the resurrecting of the great historic past which has been and is being accomplished by the excavators of the present. Illustrated.Baikie, James is the author of 'Glamour of the Near East Excavation 1927' with ISBN 9780766149120 and ISBN 0766149129.
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