Ancient Gaza: Volume 2

Published 1931–4, these four excavation reports, reissued here in two volumes, cover the fruitful archaeological work at Tell el-Ajjul.

William Matthew Flinders Petrie (Author)

9781108066099, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 3 October 2013

184 pages, 124 b/w illus.
29.7 x 21 x 1 cm, 0.46 kg

A pioneering Egyptologist, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853–1942) excavated over fifty sites and trained a generation of archaeologists. Now reissued in two volumes are the four excavation reports, published between 1931 and 1934, covering his extensive dig at Tell el-Ajjul in Palestine. The reports scrupulously record the finds of artefacts dating from the Copper Age and extending to the Hyksos period. Descriptions of the working party's struggles against malaria and the elements highlight Petrie's devotion to his work. Volume 2 combines the final two excavation reports, first published in 1933 and 1934, and includes the significant discovery of the large tomb of the governor under Tutankhamun. Each report features a section of photographs and sketches of tombs, pottery, weapons and jewellery. Petrie wrote prolifically throughout his long career, and a great many of his Egyptological publications - for both specialists and non-specialists - are also reissued in this series.

Part III: Introduction
1. The first palace
2. Later buildings
3. Scarabs
4. Governor's tomb and cemetery
5. Metal work
6. Stone work
7. Glaze, ivory and bone
8. Pottery
Index
Plates
Part IV: 1. Work and dating
2. Planning
3. The scarabs and cylinders
4. Jewellery
5. Groups and bronze
6. Glass, ivory and bone
7. Rock and stone
8. Pottery and weights
9. Plans
Index
Plates.

Subject Areas: Egyptian archaeology / Egyptology [HDDG]