This early work by the British archaeologist, Flinders Petrie, was
originally published in 1890 and we are now republishing it with a brand
new introductory biography. 'Kahun, Gurob, and Hawara' is a detailed
scholarly work on the findings of an archaeological dig in Egypt.
William Matthew Flinders Petrie was born on 3rd July 1853 in Kent,
England, son of Wlilliam Petrie and Ann née Flinders. He showed an early
interest in the field of archaeology and by his teenage years was
surveying local Roman monuments near his family home. 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. His excellent methodology
and plethora of finds earned him a Knighthood for his services to
archaeology in 1923.