The archaeologist D. G. Hogarth (1862 1927) was, when he died,
keeper of the Ashmolean Museum and president of the Royal
Geographical Society. He was instrumental in launching T. E.
Lawrence's career, employing him at Carchemish and encouraging him
to learn Arabic. This book, published in 1896 and described by
Lawrence as 'one of the best travel books ever written', relates a
journey through Ottoman Turkey, with additional chapters on Egypt
and Cyprus. It combines a highly readable account of the
practicalities and pitfalls of archaeology with Hogarth's (often
unsympathetic) opinions on political problems of the area,
including the position of the Armenians and Kurds. Hogarth
subsequently became acting director of the Arab Bureau in Cairo
during the First World War, and attended the Versailles peace
conference. This book illuminates the experiences that developed
Hogarth's political views and the close relationship between
archaeology and politics in the Middle East in the period.
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