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original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
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Naqada and Ballas
W.M. Flinders Petrie
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R1,095
Discovery Miles 10 950
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Facsimile edition of the 1974 reissue of Flinders Petrie’s 1896
account of the excavation (mainly) of tombs in the area around
Ballas and Naqada on the edge of the Egyptian desert, 30 miles
north of Thebes. Several areas of the ancient towns of Deir and
Nubt color="#2F2F2F">– the latter identified as the center of
Set worship face=Calibri color="#2F2F2F">– and more tombs were
investigated. At each cemetery, traditionally furnished Old and
Middle Kingdom tombs were examined and many proved to have been
plundered and reused in antiquity. Petrie named these later burials
as of a New Race and describes them in detail at Ballas and Naqada.
A collection of mostly Palaeolithic flint artefacts is also
described. This series comprises facsimile re-issues of typological
catalogues produced between 1898 and 1937 by W.M. Flinders Petrie,
based on his vast collection of Egyptian artefacts which now reside
in The Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology,
University College, London. Long out of print, the catalogues were
re-issued in facsimile by publishers Aris & Phillips in the
1970s alongside newly-commissioned titles by contemporary experts.
Petrie’s catalogues remain invaluable source material today. The
Oxbow Classics in Egyptology series now makes a selection of these
important resources available again in print for a new generation
of students and scholars.
Flinders Petrie undertook excavation and survey of ancient Egyptian
towns in the Faiyum oasis, south-west of Cairo, in 1888–90. The
work included opening of a pyramid at Illahun and excavation of a
nearby cemetery, excavation and planning of over 2000 chambers of
the city of Kahun, excavation of a Ptolemaic cemetery at Gurob, and
work at the temple site at Medinet Gurob. This facsimile volume
presents brief descriptions of the work with a focus on the
artifacts and inscriptions recovered and recorded with an attempt
to establish a chronology of occupation in the oasis. The entrance
to the pyramid at Illahun, its peculiar structure and exploration
of its various internal passages and chambers are described,
including the sepulchre containing the red granite sarcophagus of
Usertesen II, accompanied by a table of offerings. A series of
nearby tombs produced a wealth of artifacts associated with
burials, wooden coffins and cartonnages, including glazed objects,
amulets, scarabs, beads, silver cowries, carved and inscribed
wooden objects and statuettes. At Kahun the complete surviving plan
of the ancient town revealed a regular layout thought by Petrie to
be the work of a single architect. He identified the acropolis, at
least eight great houses, dwelling houses, rubbish heaps, and
storerooms arranged along numerous narrow ‘workmen’s’ streets
with drainage channels. Much evidence for construction materials
and techniques and house fittings, wall plaster and paint was
recovered. Portable objects included decorated pottery, some of it
imported; pottery trays of offerings; stonework; wooden carvings;
flint sickles and knives; inscribed stelae; a variety of copper
tools; scarabs and clay seals; stone weights and many tools,
including several workshop groups. A family tomb in the cellar
beneath one house contained 12 coffins, each containing several
bodies with grave offerings buried in succession, two baby boxes
and a heap of offerings. At Gurob, the plan of the main temple and
surrounding enclosures, within which were contained most of the
houses, was established and an outline of its history determined.
An unusual practice of burning personal belongings in pits beneath
the houses was identified and the groups of objects and
inscriptions discussed. The nearby cemetery was also investigated
with pit-like tombs producing undecorated coffins but finely
painted cartonnages, badly decomposed papyri and a few funerary
objects. A discussion of the wider urban landscape concludes the
narrative. There are specialist reports on the papyri and stone
implements. This series comprises facsimile re-issues of
typological catalogues produced between 1898 and 1937 by W.M.
Flinders Petrie, and re-issued in facsimile by publishers Aris
& Phillips in the 1970s alongside newly-commissioned titles by
contemporary experts. Petrie’s catalogues remain invaluable
source material today. The Oxbow Classics in Egyptology series now
makes a selection of these important resources available again in
print for a new generation of students and scholars.
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Tools and Weapons
W.M. Flinders Petrie
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R964
Discovery Miles 9 640
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Facsimile edition of the 1974 reissue of Flinders Petrie’s 1917
pioneering typological catalogue of Egyptian metal, wooden and
composite tools and weapons, one of a number of such catalogues to
be reissued in this new series. The volume is arranged by category,
first of general tools, including axes, chisels and knives, and
then weapons, such as daggers and spears. This is followed by
sections on woodworking (artisans') and builders’ tools, personal
items, agricultural equipment and a range of domestic items. Within
each category, sub-categories are defined, described and discussed
and the full range is illustrated as outline drawings and
photographs across 79 plates. The catalogue addresses questions of
chronology, typological development, and distribution, and provides
a limited discussion of comparable material from outside Egypt.
This series comprises facsimile re-issues of typological catalogues
produced between 1898 and 1937 by W.M. Flinders Petrie, based on
his vast collection of Egyptian artefacts which now reside in The
Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology, University
College, London. Long out of print, the catalogues were re-issued
in facsimile by publishers Aris & Phillips in the 1970s
alongside newly-commissioned titles by contemporary experts.
Petrie’s catalogues remain invaluable source material today. The
Oxbow Classics in Egyptology series now makes a selection of these
important resources available again in print for a new generation
of students and scholars.
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Prehistoric Egypt
W.M. Flinders Petrie
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R707
Discovery Miles 7 070
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This is the facsimile edition of the 1974 reissue of Flinders
Petrie’s 1921 description and catalogue of pre-dynastic,
prehistoric artifacts from Egypt. Draws together evidence from
various excavations and surveys undertaken by himself and others to
present a fully illustrated, detailed catalogue of recovered
artifacts of flint, other stone, clay, pottery, ivory/tusk and
bone, metalwork, wood, shell and glass. He attempts to establish
relative dating sequence based on a combination of object
typologies and grave associations, combined with the then-latest
geological and sedimentological information, concluding that the
material covered a period from around 10,000–5000 BC. Objects are
described by material and form, set within his established
chronological framework. This series comprises facsimile re-issues
of typological catalogues produced between 1898 and 1937 by W.M.
Flinders Petrie, based on his vast collection of Egyptian artefacts
which now reside in The Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese
Archaeology, University College, London. Long out of print, the
catalogues were re-issued in facsimile by publishers Aris &
Phillips in the 1970s alongside newly-commissioned titles by
contemporary experts. Petrie’s catalogues remain invaluable
source material today. The Oxbow Classics in Egyptology series now
makes a selection of these important resources available again in
print for a new generation of students and scholars.
Facsimile edition of the 1974 reissue of Flinders Petrie’s 1921
corpus of prehistoric pottery and slate palettes from pre-dynastic,
prehistoric Egypt. The pottery corpus was produced separately to
accompany the catalogue of Egyptian artifacts in the volume
Prehistoric Egypt and comprises hundreds of line drawings
illustrating the shapes, forms and types of decoration. It was
intended to be a ‘graveside’ aid for use during excavation,
with the intent that it be used with record cards to classify and
date pottery that could then be returned to the grave. The corpus
of palettes updated Petrie’s original classification published
Ballas and Naqada, to include many new finds and refine the
typology and sequence. This series comprises facsimile re-issues of
typological catalogues produced between 1898 and 1937 by W.M.
Flinders Petrie, based on his vast collection of Egyptian artefacts
which now reside in The Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese
Archaeology, University College, London. Long out of print, the
catalogues were re-issued in facsimile by publishers Aris &
Phillips in the 1970s alongside newly-commissioned titles by
contemporary experts. Petrie’s catalogues remain invaluable
source material today. The Oxbow Classics in Egyptology series now
makes a selection of these important resources available again in
print for a new generation of students and scholars.
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Amulets
W.M. Flinders Petrie
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R714
Discovery Miles 7 140
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Shabtis
W.M. Flinders Petrie
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R696
Discovery Miles 6 960
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Tell el Amarna
W.M. Flinders Petrie
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R439
Discovery Miles 4 390
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Kahun, Gurob, and Hawara
W.M. Flinders Petrie, F. LL 1862-1934 Griffith, Percy E. 1869-1949 Newberry
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R495
Discovery Miles 4 950
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