REL 3004 Study Guide - Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Asthma, Flinders Petrie
Document Summary
Flinders petrie (1853 - 1942) i. early life inauspicious. Stillborn infant, barely saved, dropped by a nurse. So frail he had to be homeschooled, but he wasn"t physically up to it. pioneer of arcaeological methods that persist today. i. Achievements in egypt, 1880-1890 excavated many cities, e. g. , i. A. i. i. i. a. capitol city of a certain pharaoh mortuary temple of merneptah (pharaoh) at thebes. Written in heiroglyphics found the merneptah stela (ca. 1. learned value of ancient pottery for dating archaeological remains. first mention of israel outside the bible. Hired by the pef (palestine exploration fund) to excavate the first tell in i. Khirbet ajlon and umm lakis proposed as sites for dig (suspected. Surface pottery at khirbet ajlon and umm lakis indicated that neither site was older than roman times. excavated six weeks at tell el-hesi, where he established two. 1. principles for all subsequent excavations in palestine:
