Flinders Petrie through word and deed

What is it about?

The way you dig affects the amount and type of material you find. This paper examines the field methods and practices of archaeologist Sir Flinders Petrie during the later part of his career, when he was working in British Mandate Palestine (now modern Israel and the Palestinian Autonomous Authority). He wrote a lot about his ideals; how did these work out in practice?

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Why is it important?

This paper will be useful to those who seek to use material from historical excavations in their research, as well as being of interest to anyone studying the development of archaeological theory and practice in general.