Leonard Woolley
Date of Birth  :
1880-17-04
Place of Birth  :
London
Country  :
United Kingdom
Field of Expertise  :
Archaeology
Educational background  :
Graduated from University of Oxford
Acheivements / Contributions  :

  • Woolley was best known for his excavations at Ur in Mesopotamia.

  • Woolley discovered tombs of great material wealth(royal tombs).

  • Woolley wrote over 25 books, two of his more famous books are:

    • Adventures in Archaeology

    • Excavations at Ur

source: Leonard Woolley

Bibliography  :
Ur' of the Chaldees': A Revised and Updated Edition of Sir Leonard Woolley's Excavations at Ur, The Sumerians , Excavations at Ur: A record of twelve years' work.