‘We Seem to be Working in the Same Line’: A.H.L.F. Pitt-Rivers and W.M.F. Petrie
In histories of archaeology, A.H.L.F. Pitt-Rivers and W.M.F. Petrie both have very prominent roles. It has long been known that the two were acquainted, leading many to assume that several key aspects of Petrie’s archaeological approaches were adopted directly fro...
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doaj-56d6c74426e34040b5720d65141240732020-11-24T22:49:02ZengUbiquity PressBulletin of the History of Archaeology1062-47402047-69302012-07-0122141310.5334/bha.22112494‘We Seem to be Working in the Same Line’: A.H.L.F. Pitt-Rivers and W.M.F. PetrieAlice StevensonIn histories of archaeology, A.H.L.F. Pitt-Rivers and W.M.F. Petrie both have very prominent roles. It has long been known that the two were acquainted, leading many to assume that several key aspects of Petrie’s archaeological approaches were adopted directly from Pitt-Rivers. Few histories, however, have critically evaluated Petrie’s early archaeological work in the UK prior to his well-known endeavours in Egypt and Palestine. It is argued in this article that on doing so it becomes clear that the influence of Pitt-Rivers on Petrie has been overstated in the past. Moreover, a brief comparison of their approaches to fieldwork, to publication, to engagement with objects, and their views on museums, demonstrates more contrasts than similarities. In order to begin to evaluate Petrie’s disciplinary development this article considers some of the intellectual networks of late Victorian England as well as the social and economic contexts in which Petrie practised archaeology, which were to shape his methods independently of Pitt-Rivers.http://www.archaeologybulletin.org/article/view/499W.M. Flinders PetrieA.H. Lane Fox Pitt-RiversEnglish archaeologyEgyptian archaeology |
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‘We Seem to be Working in the Same Line’: A.H.L.F. Pitt-Rivers and
W.M.F. Petrie |
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‘We Seem to be Working in the Same Line’: A.H.L.F. Pitt-Rivers and
W.M.F. Petrie |
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‘We Seem to be Working in the Same Line’: A.H.L.F. Pitt-Rivers and
W.M.F. Petrie |
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W.M.F. Petrie |
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‘We Seem to be Working in the Same Line’: A.H.L.F. Pitt-Rivers and
W.M.F. Petrie |
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‘we seem to be working in the same line’: a.h.l.f. pitt-rivers and
w.m.f. petrie |
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In histories of archaeology, A.H.L.F. Pitt-Rivers and
W.M.F. Petrie both have very prominent roles. It has long been known that the two were
acquainted, leading many to assume that several key aspects of Petrie’s archaeological
approaches were adopted directly from Pitt-Rivers. Few histories, however, have
critically evaluated Petrie’s early archaeological work in the UK prior to his
well-known endeavours in Egypt and Palestine. It is argued in this article that on
doing so it becomes clear that the influence of Pitt-Rivers on Petrie has been
overstated in the past. Moreover, a brief comparison of their approaches to fieldwork,
to publication, to engagement with objects, and their views on museums, demonstrates
more contrasts than similarities. In order to begin to evaluate Petrie’s disciplinary
development this article considers some of the intellectual networks of late Victorian
England as well as the social and economic contexts in which Petrie practised
archaeology, which were to shape his methods independently of
Pitt-Rivers. |
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W.M. Flinders Petrie A.H. Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers English archaeology Egyptian archaeology |
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