The Pyramids and Temples of Gizeh - Softcover

Petrie, William Matthew Flinders

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1142015130 ISBN 13: 9781142015138

Publisher: Nabu Press, 2010

Synopsis

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About this title

Book Description

A pioneering Egyptologist, Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) excavated over fifty sites, trained a generation of archaeologists, and brought his subject to a wider audience. Published in 1883, this landmark survey includes the first accurate measurements of the Great Pyramid of Giza. These findings are still used as a reference.

About the Author

W. M. Flinders Petrie, who excavated some 3000 graves in 1898-99, is regarded as the father of modern archaeology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nabu Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1142015130
• ISBN 13: 9781142015138
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 300