Preface 1. Setting a Stage 2. Labour and name in the Petrie publications 3. Names in the Petrie Journals 4. Acts of excision: anonymity in the Petrie Journals 5. The Petrie Notebooks: individual issues 6. Discovery names and object biographies: individual features and finds 7. Find-group records with finder names 8. Notebook base: name-lists 9. Faces and names: the photographs 10. Parallel lives in the archaeology of Egypt Biography List of illustrations and sources Index
An exploration of one of the great archives of archaeology, revealing the contribution of Egyptian workforces to excavations in Egypt by Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) and including extensive first publication of material, including photographs, from the Petrie archive.
Stephen Quirke is Curator of the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology and Professor of Egyptian Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology, University College London.
Hidden Hands provokes much thought for the future of
archaeology.
*TLS*
‘From any point of view, this book is a detailed and fascinating
insight into the Petrie Museum archives, and the social context of
Petrie's excavations.'
*Egyptian Archaeology*
‘This is a densely-argued text, which will prove a source for
future investigation, not only by archaeologists, but also by
students of social history.'
*Ancient Egypt*
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