31. Stefania Ermidoro: Revisiting a Victorian explorer: Layard in the archives

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Stefania introduces us to one of the dominant figures of early assyriology--Austen Henry Layard. She guides us through the archival sources that put his famous publications in context, and reveal the man behind the legend.

3:03 Why was Layard famous?
5:34 Why study Layard?
7:50 Layard's cuneiform skills
9:24 The sources and what we learn from them
15:08 Are the archives everything or just a selection?
16:42 Do the archives agree with his publications?
18:48 Stefania's publications
Stefania's Academia

Stefania's university page

Music by Ruba Hillawi

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1. 31. Stefania Ermidoro: Revisiting a Victorian explorer: Layard in the archives (00:00:00)

2. Why was Layard famous? (00:03:03)

3. Why study Layard? (00:05:34)

4. Layard's cuneiform skills (00:07:50)

5. The sources and what we learn from them (00:09:24)

6. Are the archives everything or just a selection? (00:15:08)

7. Do the archives agree with his publications? (00:16:42)

8. Stefania's publications (00:18:48)

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