To view prices and purchase online, please login or create an account now.



Deshasheh, Diospolis Parva, Athribis

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Deshasheh, Diospolis Parva, Athribis
Authors and Contributors      By (author) William Matthew Flinders Petrie
By (author) F. Ll. Griffith
By (author) Arthur Cruttenden Mace
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Egyptology
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:324
Dimensions(mm): Height 297,Width 210
Category/GenreEgyptian archaeology and Egyptology
ISBN/Barcode 9781108066198
ClassificationsDewey:932
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 3 Plates, color; 125 Plates, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 19 September 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A pioneering Egyptologist, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) excavated over fifty sites and trained a generation of archaeologists. These three illustrated excavation reports, now reissued together, were originally published in 1898, 1901 and 1908 in collaboration with other experts. They focus on the cemeteries at Deshasheh, Abadiyeh and Hu (the latter known also as Diospolis Parva), and Athribis. Light is shed on the major discoveries, such as large quantities of beautifully preserved Neolithic linen, the 'pan graves' of semi-nomadic settlers, and a tomb featuring an early relief of Egyptians besieging a fortified Near Eastern town. Most significantly, these reports reflect Petrie's development of sequence dating, which influenced the use of seriation as a relative dating method in archaeology. Petrie wrote prolifically throughout his long career. Many of his other publications - for both Egyptologists and non-specialists - are also reissued in this series.