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          Botta, Paul Emile: M. Botta's Letters on the Discoveries at Nineveh (first and only series; London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, ).

          Paul-Émile Botta....

          Paul-Emile Botta

          French archaeologist and diplomat
          Date of Birth: 06.12.1802
          Country: Italy

          Content:
          1. Biography of Paul-Emile Botta
          2. Archaeological Excavations and Discoveries
          3. Diplomatic Career

          Biography of Paul-Emile Botta

          Paul-Emile Botta was a French archaeologist and diplomat.

          He was born on December 6, 1802, in Turin, Italy. Botta, the son of Carlo Botta, received a medical education and traveled extensively. In 1830, he served as a physician to the Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali and accompanied him on a campaign against the Turkish Sultan in Syria.

          Paul Emile Botta was among the first archaeologists to study the ruins of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia.

        1. Paul Emile Botta was among the first archaeologists to study the ruins of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia.
        2. Paul-Emile Botta was born to Carlo Botta, an eminent historian and educator, and Antoinette de Vierville of Chambery, in Turin on.
        3. Paul-Émile Botta.
        4. Author, Paul Émile Botta ; Editor, Jules Mohl ; Translated by, lady Catherine Tobin ; Publisher, Longman, Brown, Green and Cayman's, ; Original from, Oxford.
        5. Paul Emile Botta est connu pour être le fondateur de l'assyriologie et de la section correspondante du musée du Louvre.

          6. During this time, Botta collected a valuable zoological collection.

          Archaeological Excavations and Discoveries

          In 1833, Botta was appointed as the French consul in Alexandria. In 1842, he was transferred to Mosul.

          It was during his time in Mosul that Botta became interested in archaeology. In 1843, he began excavations in the area of Khorsabad, near Mosul. It was here that he discovered the ruins of the Assyrian