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Ancient Gaza: Volume 2
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Ancient Gaza: Volume 2
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) William Matthew Flinders Petrie
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Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:184 | Dimensions(mm): Height 297,Width 210 |
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Category/Genre | Egyptian archaeology and Egyptology |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781108066099
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Classifications | Dewey:932 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
124 Plates, black and white
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
3 October 2013 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A pioneering Egyptologist, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) excavated over fifty sites and trained a generation of archaeologists. Now reissued in two volumes are the four excavation reports, published between 1931 and 1934, covering his extensive dig at Tell el-Ajjul in Palestine. The reports scrupulously record the finds of artefacts dating from the Copper Age and extending to the Hyksos period. Descriptions of the working party's struggles against malaria and the elements highlight Petrie's devotion to his work. Volume 2 combines the final two excavation reports, first published in 1933 and 1934, and includes the significant discovery of the large tomb of the governor under Tutankhamun. Each report features a section of photographs and sketches of tombs, pottery, weapons and jewellery. Petrie wrote prolifically throughout his long career, and a great many of his Egyptological publications - for both specialists and non-specialists - are also reissued in this series.
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