{"product_id":"seventy-years-in-archaeology-paperback-9781108065115","title":"Seventy Years in Archaeology (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108065115","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSeventy Years in Archaeology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1931, this intriguing autobiography recounts the life and adventures of a leading Egyptologist who influenced a generation of archaeologists.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Matthew Flinders Petrie (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108065115, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 September 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e348 pages, 27 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAmong 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e 1. Preparation, 1853–80\u003cbr\u003e 2. The pyramids, 1880–2\u003cbr\u003e 3. In the delta, 1883–6\u003cbr\u003e 4. Up the Nile, 1886–7\u003cbr\u003e 5. In the Fayum, 1887–90\u003cbr\u003e 6. Palestine and Meydum, 1890–1\u003cbr\u003e 7. Amarna, 1891–2\u003cbr\u003e 8. Koptos, Naqada, and Thebes, 1893–7\u003cbr\u003e 9. Deshasheh, Dendereh, Hu, Abydos, 1897–1902\u003cbr\u003e 10. Ehnasya, Sinai, Yehudiyeh, 1902–6\u003cbr\u003e 11. Rifeh, Memphis, Qurneh, Hawara, 1906–11\u003cbr\u003e 12. Tarkhan, Lahun, the war, 1911–14\u003cbr\u003e 13. Lahun, Sedment, Oxyrhynkhos, Qau, 1919–26\u003cbr\u003e 14. Egypt over the border, in the Negeb, 1926–31\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Tell-el-Ajjul.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Egyptian archaeology \/ Egyptology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Egyptian archaeology \/ Egyptology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Egyptian%20archaeology%20\/%20Egyptology%20%5BHDDG%5D%22\"\u003eHDDG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001688641816,"sku":"9781108065115","price":29.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108065115i.jpg?v=1696748555","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/seventy-years-in-archaeology-paperback-9781108065115","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}