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Written by an Egyptologist, this meticulously documented biography records the life and work of the legendary British Egyptologist (1853-1942) whose exemplary scientific fieldwork provided the foundation for modern Egyptology. Drower draws upon a wide range of sources to trace Petrie from his childhood in England through a long, magnificent career that set new standards in recording finds, establishing principles of dating pottery, treatment of workers, and standards of ethics in archaeology. A man of robust health and enormous energy, he had the great good fortune of marrying the perfect partner in Hilda Urlin, his indefatigable coworker. Excerpts from letters and diaries allow charming insights into Petrie's notoriously spartan life on the site. Long-awaited and definitive, this belongs in every biography collection. Joan W. Gartland, Detroit P.L.
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"Authoritative, comprehensive, and fully documented. Everyone concerned with the history of Egyptology and with Petrie will have to make this fine biography their starting point of reference. Margaret Drower is scrupulously honest and gives us an admirably balanced portrait of this quite remarkable man."Nature Flinders Petrie has been called the "Father of Modern Egyptology"and indeed he is one of the pioneers of modern archaeological methods. This fascinating biography of Petrie was first published to high acclaim in England in 1985. Margaret S. Drower, a student of Petrie's in the early 1930s, traces his life from his boyhood, when he was already a budding scholar, through his stunning career in the deserts of Egypt to his death in Jerusalem at the age of eighty-nine. Drower combines her first-hand knowledge with Petrie's own voluminous personal and professional diaries to forge a lively account of this influential and sometimes controversial figure. Drower presents Petrie as he was: an enthusiastic eccentric, diligently plunging into the uncharted past of ancient Egypt. She tells not only of his spectacular finds, including the tombs of the first Pharaohs, the earliest alphabetic script, a Homer manuscript, and a collection of painted portraits on mummy cases, but also of Petrie's important contributions to the science of modern archaeology, such as orderly record-keeping of the progress of a dig and the use of pottery sherds in historical dating. Petrie's careful academic methods often pitted him against such rival archaeologists as Amlineau, who boasted he had smashed the stone jars he could not carry away to be sold, and Maspero and Naville, who mangled a pyramid at El Kula they had vainly tried to break into.
"[An] admirable and immensely readable biography, Margaret Drower's account of [Petrie] does full justice to a complex and multi-faceted life that brimmed over with energy and event. You don't have to be an archaeologist to enjoy this book, although I imagine that all archaeologists will welcome it without reserve."The Guardian
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这本书《Flinders Petrie》给我的感觉,就像是走进了一个技艺精湛的工匠的工作室,你看到的不是成品的华丽,而是那份对材料的理解、对工具的熟练运用,以及对每一个细节的极致追求。Petrie的文字,就如同他手中的刻刀,精准而有力,他解构了那些遥远的文明,将它们一一展现在我们面前,让我们得以窥见其肌理。这本书的价值,在于它呈现了一种科学研究的典范。Petrie并非仅仅讲述故事,他更关注的是“如何”去认识和理解历史。他对出土文物的分类、年代的测定,以及对遗址结构的分析,都展现了他非凡的洞察力和系统性的思维。我尤其被他那种不畏艰难、一丝不苟的精神所打动。在那个年代,信息并不发达,交通也不便利,但他依然能够凭借着坚定的信念和过人的才智,在浩瀚的沙漠中挖掘出人类文明的珍贵片段。这本书让我深切体会到,真正的学术研究,需要的是耐心、毅力,以及对知识的无限渴求。它不仅仅是关于埃及,更是关于人类探索未知、认识自身的过程。每一次阅读,都像是一次思维的洗礼,让我对历史学、考古学乃至科学精神有了全新的认识。
《Flinders Petrie》这本书,带给我的体验,更像是在聆听一位博学长者娓娓道来,他没有夸张的辞藻,没有跌宕的情节,却用平和的语言,讲述着那些跨越千年的故事。Petrie的叙述,带着一种独特的节奏,仿佛是在引导读者缓缓进入那个古老的时空。他对于文明的解读,并非停留于表面的物质遗存,而是深入挖掘其内在的精神世界。我能感受到他对古代人民生活方式、社会习俗、信仰观念的深切理解和尊重。这本书让我看到了一个不同于以往的Petrie,他不仅仅是一个伟大的探险家,更是一位深邃的思想者。他提出的许多概念和方法,在当时具有划时代的意义,对后世的考古学研究产生了深远的影响。阅读这本书,就像是在与一位智慧的灵魂对话,他引导我去思考,去质疑,去重新审视我们对过去的认知。书中的每一个论断,都经过了周密的考量,每一次推测,都力求严谨。这让我意识到,真正伟大的成就,往往源于对细节的极致关注和对真理的不懈追求。这本书,是一份宝贵的精神财富,它教会我如何去“看”历史,如何去“听”那些沉默的遗迹。
这本《Flinders Petrie》的书名,初初看到时,我以为会是一本描绘埃及古文明探险的传记,或许能重温那些关于法老、金字塔和古老神祇的神秘故事。然而,当我翻开第一页,扑面而来的,却是一股更为深沉、更具学术气息的学者风范。书中没有那种戏剧化的探险场景,取而代之的是对史料一丝不苟的考证,对细微之处的敏锐洞察。我仿佛置身于一个古老的图书馆,Petrie教授就像一位耐心的向导,带领我穿越时间的长河,去理解那些沉默的遗迹背后所蕴含的智慧与逻辑。他笔下的文字,像精密的仪器,细致地解剖着那些考古证据,每一次论断都建立在坚实的基础之上。我尤其着迷于他对早期埃及社会组织和宗教信仰的分析,那些复杂的等级制度、祭祀仪式,在他的梳理下变得清晰可见。这本书不仅仅是在讲述“发生了什么”,更是在探究“为什么会这样”。它让我意识到,真正的考古学,是历史与科学的完美结合,是对人类过往进行一场严谨而充满敬意的追溯。尽管篇幅不小,但我却从未感到枯燥,反而沉醉其中,每每读完一个章节,总会掩卷沉思,感慨古埃及文明的博大精深,以及Petrie教授在其中扮演的至关重要的角色。
《Flinders Petrie》这本书,给我带来的感受,更像是在品味一杯醇厚的老酒,初尝时或许有些许的涩意,但随着时间的沉淀,那股馥郁的香气便在舌尖缓缓散开,留下悠长的回味。这并非一本易于消化的读物,它需要读者投入足够的时间和精力去细细品读,去理解那些专业术语,去跟上作者的思路。Petrie的叙述方式,与其说是为了吸引眼球,不如说是为了精确地传达信息。他更倾向于展现一个客观的视角,用事实说话,让读者自行去形成判断。我个人比较欣赏这种严谨的态度,虽然在阅读过程中需要更多的专注,但最终收获到的知识却是扎实而深刻的。书中涉及的许多观点,都颠覆了我以往对一些历史事件的固有认知,这让我对历史的复杂性有了更深的体会。它不仅仅是一部关于Petrie本人的著作,更像是Petrie思想的一种延伸,一种对考古学方法论的极致追求。读完这本书,我不再仅仅满足于了解那些表面的历史事件,而是开始思考其背后的社会结构、文化演变以及技术进步。这本书就像一把钥匙,为我打开了一扇通往更深层次历史理解的大门,虽然探索的道路依旧漫长,但我的视野已经被极大地拓宽。
坦白说,《Flinders Petrie》这本书,在最初吸引我的时候,是源于它那份厚重的历史感。我期待的是一场穿越时空的旅行,去感受古埃及文明的宏伟壮丽。然而,当我真正沉浸其中后,我发现它给予我的,远不止于此。Petrie的文字,没有冗余的修饰,没有矫揉造作的抒情,而是以一种近乎冷峻的理性,展现着他对考古发现的分析和解读。他就像一位严谨的法官,对每一件物证都进行细致的审视,然后做出公正的判决。这本书给我带来的,是一种对科学精神的深刻理解。Petrie的治学态度,那种对事实的尊重,对理论的审慎,以及对研究方法的创新,都深深地打动了我。他并非仅仅满足于描述“是什么”,而是致力于探究“为什么”。他通过对大量考古材料的整理和分析,试图勾勒出古代社会发展的脉络。这本书让我明白了,真正的知识,并非唾手可得,它需要付出辛勤的努力,需要经过反复的验证。它让我对历史的认识,不再是零散的片段,而是变成了一个相互关联、不断演进的有机整体。每一次阅读,都是一次知识的积累,也是一次思维的升华,让我更加敬佩这位伟大的考古学家,以及他所留下的宝贵遗产。
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迄今为止最好的Flinders Petrie的传记,而Petrie几乎是埃及考古学最重要的奠基人物。Petrie去世之后不久曾有人想写其传记,斟酌几十年后作罢,退还取走的资料。可见,Petrie是有留史料的念头的。可与其自传Seventy Years in Archaeology配合读。
迄今为止最好的Flinders Petrie的传记,而Petrie几乎是埃及考古学最重要的奠基人物。Petrie去世之后不久曾有人想写其传记,斟酌几十年后作罢,退还取走的资料。可见,Petrie是有留史料的念头的。可与其自传Seventy Years in Archaeology配合读。