The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon: An Elusive World Wonder Traced

Identifies And Locates One Of The Ancient World Wonders -- New Description Of A Very Early Garden And The Technology Behind Its Water Supply -- Identifies The Early Occurrence Of The Water-raising Screw -- Links Assyrian Texts And Sculpture To Later Classical Sources And Explains Legends Surrounding The Characters Of Semiramis And Nebuchadnezzar -- Reassesses Specific Sculpture In The British Museum--,an Exciting Story Of Archaeological Detection As Well As A Vividly Written Description Of A Little-known Civilization. Dalley, A World Expert On Ancient Babylonian Language, Describes How Deciphering An Ancient Assyrian Text-- And Comparing It To Sculpture In The British Museum-- Provided The Clues That Enabled Her To Pin Down Where The Garden Was Positioned And To Describe In Detail What It May Have Looked Like.