Flinders Petrie

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Flinders Petrie born?June 3, 1853
2. Where was Flinders Petrie born?London, England
3. What is the death?July 29, 1942
4. What is the primary field?Egyptology and Archaeology
5. Who was Flinders Petrie?Flinders Petrie was a famous archaeologist who studied ancient Egypt and changed how digs are done by using careful science.
6. What did Petrie discover about pottery?He noticed that different pottery styles appeared in different layers of earth, so he could use them to tell when each layer was made.

Stratigraphy: The study of rock layers and soil deposits to understand the sequence of events and age of archaeological finds.
Sequence Dating: A method of relative dating that orders artifacts, especially pottery, based on stylistic changes over time.
Typology: The classification of artifacts into different types based on their form, material, and decoration.
Provenance: The place of origin or the history of ownership of an artifact or archaeological find.