Flinders Petrie

A Life in Archaeology

Margaret S. Drower

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English

University of Wisconsin
01 April 1995

Biography: general; History; Archaeology by period & region

Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics

Flinders Petrie has been called the """"Father of Modern Egyptology"""" - and indeed he is one of the pioneers of modern archeological methods. Here Margaret S. Drower, a student of Petrie's in the early 1930s, traces his life from his boyhood, when he was already a budding scholar, through his stunning career in the deserts of Egypt to his death in Jerusalem at the age of 89. Drower presents Petrie as he was: an enthusiastic eccentric, diligently plunging into the uncharted past of ancient Egypt. She tells not only of his spectacular finds, including the tombs of the first Pharaohs, the earliest alphabetic script, a Homer manuscript, and a collection of painted portraits on mummy cases, but also of Petrie's important contributions to the science of modern archaeology, such as orderly record-keeping of the progress of a dig and the use of pottery sherds in historical dating.

By: Margaret S. Drower
Imprint: University of Wisconsin
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 227mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 788g
ISBN: 9780299146245
ISBN 10: 0299146243
Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics
Pages: 522
Publication Date: 01 April 1995
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Flinders Petrie: A Life in Archaeology

<p> [An] admirable and immensely readable biography, Margaret Drower's account of [Petrie] does full justice to a complex and multi-faceted life that brimmed over with energy and event. You don't have to be an archaeologist to enjoy this book, although I imagine that all archaeologists will welcome it without reserve. -- The Guardian