woolley

• Имя собственное, относящееся к английскому археологу, который руководил раскопками в Уре между 1880 и 1960 годами.

A proper noun referring to an English archaeologist who supervised the excavations at Ur between 1880 and 1960.

uncountable · proper noun

1. English archaeologistC1formal

   Sir Charles Leonard Woolley, a prominent British archaeologist best known for his excavations at the ancient Sumerian city of Ur in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq).

   Английский археолог

   • Woolley's discoveries at Ur included the Royal Tombs and the Standard of Ur.
   • The work of Woolley greatly expanded our understanding of early Mesopotamian civilization.
   • Woolley supervised the joint British Museum and University of Pennsylvania expedition at Ur.