This early work by the British archaeologist, Flinders Petrie, was
originally published in 1906 and we are now republishing it with a brand
new introductory biography. 'Researches in Sinai' is a scholarly study
on ancient civilisations and archaeological findings. 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.