Flights over Ancient Cities of Iran

Author(s): Erich F. Schmidt.
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To see things as they are, ancient cities and towns in their complete geographic environment, streets and buildings revealing the ancient plans, the camera-equipped airplane has proved its outstanding usefulness.

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Table of Contents

Editor's Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Illustrations

Part I. Season of 1935/36

  1. Introduction

Southern Iran

  1. Flights over Persepolis and Environs
  2. Flights to Famous and Forgotten Spots in the Southern Mountains

Central and Northern Iran

  1. Commuting between Rayy and Persepolis
  2. Air Work at Rayy, the Buried Capital of Seljuk Iran
  3. Searching in Vain for Parthian Hecatompylos

Western Iran

  1. Above the Zagros Summits and the Plain of Elam

Part II. Season of 1937
Northeastern Iran

  1. An Aerial Reconnaissance to the Gurgan Plain

Northwestern Iran

  1. Mounds of Western Azerbaijan; Takht-i-Sulaiman; Ecbatana

West Central Iran

  1. An Aerial Hunt for Ancient Sites in Luristan

Retrospect
Index

  • Miscellaneous Publications
  • Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1940
  • ISBN 0-918986-96-6
  • xxii + 104 pages, 119 plates, 6 maps
  • 12 × 16 inches
  • Out of Print
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