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      THE

      PYRAMIDS AND TEMPLES

      OF GIZEH.

      BY

      W. M. FLINDERS PETRIE,

      Author of “Inductive Metrology,” “Stonehenge,” & c.

      Copyright © 2011 Read Books Ltd.

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       British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

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       Flinders Petrie

      William Matthew Flinders Petrie was born on 3rd July 1853 in Kent, England, son of William Petrie and Ann Flinders. The young Flinders Petrie was educated at home in a devout Christian household due to his father being a member of the Plymouth Brethren.

      He showed an early interest in the field of archaeology and by his teenage years was surveying local Roman monuments near his family home. This enthusiasm resulted in a visit to Egypt in 1880 to study the great Pyramid at Giza, where his analyses were the first to apply observation and logic to investigate how the pyramids were constructed. His meticulous accuracy in measurement still provides a considerable amount of the basic data still used today in the study of the pyramid plateau.

      His impressive scientific approach to the field earned him the position of professor at University College London. This recognition secured Filnders Petrie the funds he needed for excavation projects, and in 1884 he returned to Egypt to continue his work.

      He would often have over 150 workmen on his digs but would choose to be the foreman of the operation himself. He was popular with his workers, and by reducing the pressure on them to make quick finds, they were able to toil more carefully and unearth small but significant artefacts that would otherwise have been lost or damaged.

      Flinders Petrie continued to have many successes in Egypt and Palestine throughout his career, most notably, his discovery of the Mernepte stele, a stone tablet depicting scenes from ancient times. He also developed new excavation methods which revolutionised large scale digging operations. He went on to produce a wealth of publications on his subject, including A Season in Egypt, 1887 (1888), Koptos (1896), Methods & Aims in Archaeology (1904), and many more. His excellent methodology and plethora of finds earned him a Knighthood for his services to archaeology in 1923.

      In 1896, Flinders Petrie married Hilda Urlin, with whom he had two children, John and Ann. After his retirement, he and Hilda moved to Jerusalem where they lived at the British School of Archaeology. He remained there until his death in July 1942.

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      THE NINE PYRAMIDS OF GIZEH.

      FROM THE SOUTH.

      PUBLISHED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A VOTE OF

      ONE HUNDRED POUNDS

      FROM THE GOVERNMENT-GRANT COMMITTEE

      OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY.

      1883.

      CONTENTS.

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       INTRODUCTION.

       1 Methods employed

       2 Scope of the present work

       3 Use of expressions

       CHAP. I.—OBJECTS AND MEANS.

       4 Need of fresh measurements

       5 Outline of work demanded

       6 Stay at Gizeh

       7 Assistance obtained

       CHAP. II.—INSTRUMENTS.

       8 List of instruments

       9 Details of lineal instruments

       10 Details of angular instruments

       CHAP. III.—METHODS OF MEASUREMENT.

       11 Lineal measures

       12 Angular measures

       CHAP. IV.—EXCAVATIONS.

       13 Inside Great Pyramid

       14 Casing, &c, of Great Pyramid

       15 Second Pyramid, casing, &c.

       16 Third Pyramid, casing, &c.

       17 Workmen

      CHAP. V.—CO-ORDINATES.

       18 Station marks

       19 Table of co-ordinates

       CHAP. VI.—OUTSIDE OF GREAT PYRAMID.

       20 Relation of sockets to casing

       21 Length of sides of casing

       22 Levels and positions of sockets

       23 Levels up the Pyramid

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