Ten Years' Digging in Egypt: 1881–1891 (Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology) - Softcover

Petrie, William Matthew Flinders

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108065740 ISBN 13: 9781108065740

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Among the leading Egyptologists of his day, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) excavated over fifty sites and trained a generation of archaeologists. Pioneering in his rigorous recording of evidence, Petrie wrote prolifically throughout his long career and is credited with bringing his subject to a wider audience. A great many of his other publications are also reissued in this series. First published in 1892 and intended for non-specialists, this highly readable book summarises Petrie's recent work in Egypt, including his surveying of the pyramids of Giza and his discovery of the city of Naukratis in the Nile Delta. Illustrated throughout with detailed line drawings, this work sheds much light on Petrie's influential approach as well as the technological and artistic achievements of ancient Egyptian civilisation. It will appeal to those who wish to learn about the birth of modern Egyptology and the methods of its founding father.

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Book Description

Written for non-specialists and published in 1892, this book summarises Flinders Petrie's recent archaeological discoveries in Egypt. Charting his excavation methods and analysis of artefacts, and containing many line drawings, the work sheds much light on both his pioneering archaeological techniques and the technological and artistic achievements of ancient Egypt.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1108065740
• ISBN 13: 9781108065740
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 212