Overview
Among the leading Egyptologists of his day, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853–1942) excavated over fifty sites and trained a generation of archaeologists. He is credited with bringing his subject to a much wider audience, and his talent for exposition is reflected in this accessible autobiography, first published in 1931 and illustrated throughout. It describes life on digs in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, providing rich insights into developing archaeological methods. Petrie's most important discoveries are recounted, including his unearthing of the Merneptah Stele, some of the earliest evidence of mummification, and elements of Greek and Roman cultural influence in Egypt. Furthermore, he reflects here on his innovative practice of recording and preserving every artefact, not just obvious museum pieces. Petrie wrote prolifically throughout his long career, and a great many of his other publications are also reissued in this series.
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Author: William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.510kg
ISBN: 9781108065115
ISBN 10: 1108065112
Pages: 348
Publication Date: 05 September 2013
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
Foreword; 1. Preparation, 1853–80; 2. The pyramids, 1880–2; 3. In the delta, 1883–6; 4. Up the Nile, 1886–7; 5. In the Fayum, 1887–90; 6. Palestine and Meydum, 1890–1; 7. Amarna, 1891–2; 8. Koptos, Naqada, and Thebes, 1893–7; 9. Deshasheh, Dendereh, Hu, Abydos, 1897–1902; 10. Ehnasya, Sinai, Yehudiyeh, 1902–6; 11. Rifeh, Memphis, Qurneh, Hawara, 1906–11; 12. Tarkhan, Lahun, the war, 1911–14; 13. Lahun, Sedment, Oxyrhynkhos, Qau, 1919–26; 14. Egypt over the border, in the Negeb, 1926–31; Bibliography; Index; Tell-el-Ajjul.
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?Professor Petrie's book, frank, energetic, outspoken to a degree, is the extremely interesting expression of a strong, vigorous, dominating personality, besides being an absorbing account of adventures and discoveries in the most thrilling, surprising and humanly appealing of all the sciences.?-New York Times
Professor Petrie's book, frank, energetic, outspoken to a degree, is the extremely interesting expression of a strong, vigorous, dominating personality, besides being an absorbing account of adventures and discoveries in the most thrilling, surprising and humanly appealing of all the sciences. -New York Times ?Professor Petrie's book, frank, energetic, outspoken to a degree, is the extremely interesting expression of a strong, vigorous, dominating personality, besides being an absorbing account of adventures and discoveries in the most thrilling, surprising and humanly appealing of all the sciences.?-New York Times
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