This man invented a technique called contextual seriation, which combined the idea of stratigraphy with the theory that stylistic designs of pottery evolved in a predictable manner - particularly the handles of pots, which he used to place tombs in chronological order.
This man invented a technique called contextual seriation, which combined the idea of stratigraphy with the theory that stylistic designs of pottery evolved in a predictable manner - particularly the handles of pots, which he used to place tombs in chronological order. One item discovered by him famously contained the line "Israel is laid to waste, his seed is not," which is perhaps the oldest extra-Biblical mention of Israel. His methods allowed 3000 graves of the Naqada period to be assembled into successive orders. He notably donated his head to the Royal College of Surgeons, and his namesake museum at University College London contains relics he excavated with Howard Carter at Amarna. Famous for discovering the Merneptah Stele, FTP, name this British "father of scientific archeology" who worked in Egypt.
This man invented a technique called contextual seriation, which combined the idea of stratigraphy with the theory that stylistic designs of pottery evolved in a predictable manner - particularly the handles of pots, which he used to place tombs in chronological order.
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders Petrie