In 1756, the Danish king sent a 6-person scientific expedition team to the Middle East, of which 5 people diedonlyThe Ring 1 and managed to reach the French side glass Adams – in 2000 with the history of ancient Persia human capital now Iran, he returned to Europe, many in the back of the wedge to find the inscription, the inscription was published in 1772, was struggling to decipher the cuneiform scholars have provided valuable lessons. The use of inscriptions in a language is an ancient Persian confirmed, has the form of a text known. The early 19th century, researchers began to translate the ancient Persian cuneiform.
At the same time, the European forces and the Ottoman Empire decided to build a closer trade and diplomatic relations. In 1802, the British official in Mesopotamia set up consular representatives called. 6 years later, this position by the 22-year-old took overLeach, Leach is both a scholar and a diplomat ancient history and he is also very interested in ancient ruins. He assumed the post of consul in the UK39s official residence in Baghdad became the center pearl strands of archaeological activity.
Leach draw a sketch of the ruins of Babylon, the collection of the wedge-shaped monument Tao Wen, published research papers on Babylon. However, Bilic is not interested only in Babylon, he also dreams disappeared to find the city of Nineveh. In 1820, he visited the north of Baghdad, Mosuowan outside, guarding both sides of the Tigris mound 2. In a database called Geake sheep on top of the mound, he found some broken pottery and the pottery inscribed with cuneiform brick. But Leach has not yet had time to explore died of cholera on the mound, he take care of a cholera in Persia, when, unfortunately, patients infected with the disease.
