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Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie , 1853-1942, English archaeologist, a noted Egyptologist. He excavated ancient remains in Britain (1875-80), Egypt (1880-1924), and Palestine (1927-38) and was (1892-1933) professor of Egyptology at University College, London. In 1894 he founded the Egyptian Research Account, which became (1905) the British School of Archaeology in Egypt. His most important excavations were at Memphis, but he made many other outstanding discoveries. Among these are the sites of Greek settlements at Naucratis (1885) and Daphnae (1886); tombs of the first dynasty at Abydos (1899);... Read more
Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie see Petrie, Sir William Matthew Flinders . Author not available, FLINDERS PETRIE, SIR WILLIAM MATTHEW. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008 Read more
Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) was an English...archeological techniques. Flinders Petrie was born on June 3, 1853...Sources Drower, Margaret S., Flinders Petrie: a life in ... Read more

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