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A History of Egypt: Volume 1, From the Earliest Times to the XVIth Dynasty

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A History of Egypt: Volume 1, From the Earliest Times to the XVIth Dynasty
Authors and Contributors      By (author) William Matthew Flinders Petrie
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Egyptology
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:284
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreEgyptian archaeology and Egyptology
ISBN/Barcode 9781108065641
ClassificationsDewey:932.01
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 151 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 3 October 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Published in six volumes between 1894 and 1905, this collection served as a valuable reference work for students and scholars of Egyptology at a time when ongoing archaeological excavations were adding significantly to the understanding of one of the world's oldest civilisations. At the forefront of this research was Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942), whose pioneering methods made Near Eastern archaeology a much more systematic and scientific discipline. Many of his other publications are also reissued in this series. Britain's first professor of Egyptology from 1892, Petrie was conscious of the fact that there was no textbook he could recommend to his students. The work of Weidemann was in German and out of date, so Petrie and his collaborators incorporated the latest theories and discoveries in this English-language resource. In Volume 1 (1894), Petrie covers Egyptian history from its beginnings to the sixteenth dynasty.