This is essential reading for anyone interested in Egyptology or the history of archaeology. Ten Years Digging in Egypt is Flinders-Petrie’s eclectic memoir of what he saw, found and studied during his decade in Egypt.Sometimes he’s busy offering critiques of the pyramid builders –- marvelling at the genius of some (specifically in the perfection of their measurements), the laziness of others (the imperfection of their measurements) –- sometimes he’s delighting in the technology used t [...]
This is essential reading for anyone interested in Egyptology or the history of archaeology. Ten Years Digging in Egypt is Flinders-Petrie’s eclectic memoir of what he saw, found and studied during his decade in Egypt.Sometimes he’s busy offering critiques of the pyramid builders –- marvelling at the genius of some (specifically in the perfection of their measurements), the laziness of others (the imperfection of their measurements) –- sometimes he’s delighting in the technology used t [...]