We Seem to be Working in the Same Line’
A.H.L.F. Pitt-Rivers and W.M.F. Petrie
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12415567 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alice Stevenson (0000-0002-6118-6086, University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 4-4 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the History of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1062-4740 • E-ISSN: 2047-6930 |
| Publisher | Ubiquity Press, Ltd. (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5334/bha.22112 |
| OpenAlex | W2120172977 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 20 |
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
Ancient history · Archaeology · Discipline · Order (exchange · Palestine · Social science · Sociology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History
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Knowing Things
On the Principles of Classification Adopted in the Arrangement of His Anthropological Collection, Now Exhibited in the Bethnal Green Museum
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Opening of the Dyke Road, or Black Burgh Tumulus, Near Brighton, in 1872
The Organizational Context in the History of Archaeology
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South Lodge after Pitt Rivers
A visit to General Pitt-Rivers
Archaeological Draughtsmanship
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2015 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |