The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
by Alice Stevenson
Publisher: UCL Press 2015
ISBN/ASIN: 1910634042
ISBN-13: 9781910634042
Number of pages: 63
Description:
The Museum holds more than 80,000 objects and is one of the largest and finest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world. Richly illustrated and engagingly written, the book moves back and forth between recent history and the ancient past, between objects and people. Experts discuss the discovery, history and care of key objects in the collections such as the Koptos lions and Roman era panel portraits.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(20MB, PDF)
Similar books
Archaeology 2.0: New Approaches to Communication and Collaborationby E. C. Kansa, S. W. Kansa, E. Watrall - eScholarship.org
How is the Web transforming the professional practice of archaeology? How can we best understand the possibilities of the Web in meeting the specialized needs of professionals? These are among the many questions posed and addressed in this book.
(8259 views)
Dead Men Tell Talesby Harry Rimmer
The general public is conscious of the field of archaeology, and the great discoveries that are being made in that realm. In this volume you will go with the diggers into the ancient ages of the Bible lands, and learn many things ...
(3343 views)
Mesopotamian Archaeologyby Percy S. P. Handcock - Macmillan & Co.
In addition to the chapters which deal expressly with the cultural evolution of the dwellers in Mesopotamia, two chapters are devoted to the Cuneiform writing -- its pictorial origin, the history of its decipherment, and the literature...
(8753 views)
New Directions in Archaeological Scienceby A. Fairbairn, S. O’Connor, B. Marwick - ANU E Press
This volume covers the thematic fields of geoarchaeology, archaeobotany, materials analysis and chronometry. The advances of Australasian archaeology set out in these papers will find a receptive audience among many archaeologists elsewhere.
(11690 views)