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Flinders Petrie
Flinders Petrie has been called the “Father of Modern Egyptology”—and indeed he is one of the pioneers of modern archaeological methods. This fascinating biography of Petrie was first published to high acclaim in England in 1985. Margaret S. Drower, a student of Petrie’s in the early 1930s, traces his life from his boyhood, when he was already a budding scholar, through his stunning career in the deserts of Egypt to his death in Jerusalem at the age of eighty-nine. Drower combines her first-hand knowledge with Petrie’s own voluminous personal and professional diaries to forge a lively account of this influential and sometimes controversial figure. Drower presents Petrie as he was: ...
Everyday Life in Egypt in the Days of Ramesses The Great
Our understanding of the lives of royalty and priests, artisans and professionals, peasants and slaves are all enhanced by Montet's sensitive and insightful appreciation for the ancient Egyptians.
Letters from the Desert
Flinders Petrie began his long association with ancient Egypt and the Near East when he went to Giza to survey the pyramids in 1880. Until his death in 1942, he dug almost continuously, having investigated more than fifty sites. The methods that he employed were to revolutionize Egyptian archaeology, laying down basic principles that were to influence the likes of Heinrich Schliemann and Arthur Evans. The letters and journals that make up this book have been selected by Margaret Drower for the picture they paint of living in Egypt and Palestine over a period of sixty years. They describe Petrie's austere approach to excavating and reveal what life was like on one of his digs where creature comforts were practically non-existent. Married in 1897, the accounts and letters of his wife Hilda provide another perspective to dig life. Her letters to family and friends, and especially those to her children, tell of their experiences, the people that worked alongside them, visitors to the digs, dealing with workmen, villagers and bureaucracy. Above all they reveal how she took to life alongside her husband like a duck to water.
Breaking Ground
Biographies of twelve often-overlooked woman archaeologists
Scattered Finds
Between the 1880s and 1980s, British excavations at locations across Egypt resulted in the discovery of hundreds of thousands of ancient objects that were subsequently sent to some 350 institutions worldwide. These finds included unique discoveries at iconic sites such as the tombs of ancient Egypt's first rulers at Abydos, Akhenaten and Nefertiti’s city of Tell el-Amarna and rich Roman Era burials in the Fayum. Scattered Finds explores the politics, personalities and social histories that linked fieldwork in Egypt with the varied organizations around the world that received finds. Case studies range from Victorian municipal museums and women’s suffrage campaigns in the UK, to the develo...
The Mandaeans
The Mandaeans are a Gnostic sect that arose in the middle east around the same time as Christianity. What little study of the religion there has been has focused on the ancient Mandaeans and their relation to early Christianity. Buckley examines the lives and religion of contemporary Mandaeans, who live mainly in Iran and Iraq but also in New York and San Diego. She provides a comprehensive introduction to the religion and shows how its ancient texts inform the living religion, and vice versa.
Flinders Petrie: The Life and Legacy of the Father of Modern Egyptology
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "The man who knows and dwells in history adds a new dimension to his existence...He lives in all time; the ages are his, all live alike to him." - Flinders Petrie Africa may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe nearly 5,000 years later. From the Library and Lighthouse of Alexandria to the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Ancient Egyptians produced several wonders of the world, revolutionized architecture and construction, created some of the world's first systems of mathematics and med...
Elizabeth Sinkler Coxe's Tales from the Grand Tour, 1890-1910
The international adventures of a southern widow turned patron of historical discovery Elizabeth Sinkler Coxe's Tales from the Grand Tour, 1890-1910 is a travelogue of captivating episodes in exotic lands as experienced by an intrepid American aristocrat and her son at the dawn of the twentieth century. A member of the prominent Sinkler family of Charleston and Philadelphia, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Sinkler married into Philadelphia's wealthy Coxe family in 1870. Widowed just three years later, she dedicated herself to a lifelong pursuit of philanthropy, intellectual endeavor, and extensive travel. Heeding the call of their dauntless adventuresome spirits, Lizzie and her son, Eckley, set sail in 1...
The Theban Empire
Burma is a resource-rich country in transition: from monarchy to British colony, from independence to military dictatorships, and from the Generals to the Lady, Aung San Suu Kyi. This book traces one of the longest civil wars in history. It’s about the Rohingya, a brutally persecuted people. It’s about pro-democracy uprisings, about sacrifice, and above all, the human resilience and capacity for hope. The book is based on true events and provides unique firsthand insights into key players in this enigmatic and troubled nation.
