<P> The process was begun in 1922 by digging trial trenches , in order for Woolley to get an idea of the layout of the ancient city . In one trench where initially nothing was discovered , head archaeologist Leonard Woolley decided to dig deeper . There , clay vases , limestone bowls , small bronze objects and assorted beads were found . Woolley thought that there may have been gold beads and , to entice the workers to turn them in when found , Woolley offered a sum of money -- this led to the discovery of the gold beads after the workers repurchased them from the goldsmiths they sold them to . </P>
<P> The process was begun in 1922 by digging trial trenches , in order for Woolley to get an idea of the layout of the ancient city . In one trench where initially nothing was discovered , head archaeologist Leonard Woolley decided to dig deeper . There , clay vases , limestone bowls , small bronze objects and assorted beads were found . Woolley thought that there may have been gold beads and , to entice the workers to turn them in when found , Woolley offered a sum of money -- this led to the discovery of the gold beads after the workers repurchased them from the goldsmiths they sold them to . </P>
who was the british archaeologist that discovered the royal cemeteries at ur
who was the british archaeologist that discovered the royal cemeteries at ur
Leonard Woolley
Leonard Woolley