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Lifetime: 1853 - 1942 Passed: ≈ 82 years ago

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William Matthew Flinders Petrie

Books by William Matthew Flinders Petrie

Egyptian Tales, translated from the Papyri, Series One Cover image

Egyptian Tales, translated from the Papyri, Series One

Fiction History Mythology Non-Fiction
Mythology Historical Fiction Short Stories Supernatural Legends Translation Magic Folklore Ancient Egypt Papyri Ancient Literature Ancient Beliefs

'Egyptian Tales' is a collection of short stories translated from ancient Egyptian papyri. Compiled by William Matthew Flinders Petrie, a renowned archaeologist, this book offers a glimpse into the magical and mythical beliefs of ancient Egyptian soc...

Religion of Ancient Egypt Cover image

Religion of Ancient Egypt

William Matthew Flinders Petrie – the father of Egyptian Archaeology – developed and applied statistical analysis to pottery from prehistoric sites and by this established seriation as a relative dating method as a major contribution to Egyptian Arch...

Egyptian Tales, translated from the Papyri, Series Two : XVIIIth to XIXth Dynasty Cover image

Egyptian Tales, translated from the Papyri, Series Two : XVIIIth to XIXth Dynasty

Egyptian stories translated from ancient, often incomplete, documents. - Summary by Timothy Ferguson

Revolutions of Civilization Cover image

Revolutions of Civilization

British archaeologist & Egyptologist, Flinders Petrie, discusses the history of civilization in Egypt, Greece, Rome & medieval Europe & correlates contemporary events in different countries. A measure of the quality of civilisation is proposed by a c...