This early work by the British archaeologist, Flinders Petrie, was
originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand
new introductory biography. 'The Revolutions of Civilisation' is a
scholarly study on ancient history 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.