Flinders Petrie

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:archaeologists
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkb:University_of_London
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:British_School_of_Archaeology_in_Egypt
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:born June 3, 1853
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution developing stratigraphic excavation techniques
gptkbp:died July 28, 1942
gptkbp:discovery the first use of pottery sequence dating
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:field Egyptology
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:ancient_Egypt
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Flinders Petrie
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Sir_Alan_Gardiner
gptkb:Margaret_Murray
gptkb:Howard_Carter
gptkb:Sir_William_Flinders_Petrie
gptkb:Gertrude_Bell
gptkb:James_Henry_Breasted
archaeological practice
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Augustus_Pitt_Rivers
gptkbp:known_for pioneering archaeological methods
excavations at Abydos
excavations at Amarna
excavations at Giza
excavations at Tell el-Hesi
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_achievement establishing the importance of context in archaeology
developing the concept of stratigraphy
establishing the chronology of ancient Egypt
founding the field of scientific archaeology
advocating for the preservation of archaeological sites
promoting the use of photography in archaeology
creating the first comprehensive survey of ancient Egyptian sites
contributing to the understanding of ancient Egyptian culture
gptkbp:notable_work The Making of Egypt
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina,_USA
gptkbp:place_of_death Jerusalem, Israel
gptkbp:published_work gptkb:The_Tenement_of_the_Gods
gptkb:The_Royal_Tombs_of_the_First_Dynasty
gptkb:The_Egyptian_Book_of_the_Dead
Egyptian Tales
A History of Egypt
The Archaeology of Egypt
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Hilda_Petrie
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Avaris
gptkb:Howard_Carter
gptkb:Tomb_of_Akhenaten
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5