Museum Bulletin | Near East Section

Vol. II / No. 6

Excavations at Ur

SINCE completing the excavation of the royal tombs at Ur, the main scene of operations has been the residential quarter. […]

Vol. II / No. 6

IN the Museum Journal for December 1929 there were described the methods used and results obtained in preserving and restoring […]

Vol. II / No. 6

THERE is reproduced on Plate I a welcome addition to the Museum’s collections: this is an oil painting by Joseph […]

Vol. II / No. 5

THE clearing of the royal tombs of the Third Dynasty of Ur is proceeding apace; the latest reports indicate that […]

Vol. II / No. 5

EXCAVATION at Beisan has been completed for this season. The closing weeks of the season were spent, at the main […]

Vol. II / No. 5

OUR February report on Nuzi closed with mention of the finding of a well in the temple courtyard. Although this […]

Vol. II / No. 5

THE painted pottery of the Hurrian period continues to hold the center of interest at Tell Billah. As Dr. Speiser […]

Vol. II / No. 5

IN the spring of 1927, Dr. E. A. Speiser, who was engaged in making an extensive archaeological reconnaissance of Northern […]

Vol. II / No. 4

WORD has been received from Mr. FitzGerald that the building mentioned in the December Bulletin as being probably a monastery […]

Vol. II / No. 4

THE Museum, in association with Harvard University and the American School of Oriental Research at Baghdad, has resumed operations at […]