Petrie
Famous archaeology surname
Petrie is a Scottish surname, a diminutive of Peter.
The name is most associated with Sir Flinders Petrie (1853–1942), the British Egyptologist who pioneered systematic archaeological excavation and ceramic dating methods.
In popular culture, Petrie is a pteranodon character in the animated film *The Land Before Time*.
Symbolic picture-based writing
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
- sphinxMysterious, unreadable person
- pharaohsAncient Egypt's supreme rulers
- mummiesPreserved wrapped bodies
tomb · Nile · dynasty · Thebes · Luxor · Cleopatra · Ramses · Tutankhamun
Study of rock layers
- seriationSequential arrangement by attribute
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- excavationAct of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
fieldwork · survey · trench · grid · mapping · context · finds · pottery
Hardened clay objects
- seriationSequential arrangement by attribute
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- shardsBroken fragments of brittle material
- vesselReceptacle for contents
amphora · classification · chronology · corpus · catalog · Egyptian · predynastic · dating
hieroglyphics
Symbolic picture-based writing
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
- sphinxMysterious, unreadable person
- pharaohsAncient Egypt's supreme rulers
mummies · tomb · Nile · dynasty · Thebes · Luxor · Cleopatra · Ramses · Tutankhamun · Anubis
stratigraphy
Study of rock layers
- seriationSequential arrangement by attribute
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- excavationAct of unearthing
artifacts · fieldwork · survey · trench · grid · mapping · context · finds · pottery · chronology
ceramics
Hardened clay objects
- seriationSequential arrangement by attribute
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- shardsBroken fragments of brittle material
vessel · amphora · classification · chronology · corpus · catalog · Egyptian · predynastic · dating · style
William
Male given name
- HildaFemale given name
- museumPublic exhibit space
- collectionGathered set of items
archives · legacy · knighthood · Sir · professor · British · Palestine
- petrol bombsFuel-filled bottle weapons
- petroleum jellySemi-solid hydrocarbon moisturizer
- petrol stationVehicle refueling facility
- petrol pumpFuel-dispensing station machine
- petrol tankVehicle's gasoline reservoir
- petrol capFuel tank closure
petrol, petrify, petroleum, petrous, petrology, petrification, petroglyph, petrography