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THIS collection of lectures forms a useful and timely book. Prof. Flinders Petrie directs attention to the possibilities of archæological investigation under the new conditions which now prevail in Palestine and in Mesopotamia. His experience urges him to utter a much-needed warning against the system which has already led to much loss of valuable material in Egypt and in Cyprus. He describes in a lucid way the problems on which excavation is certain to throw new light, and he marks out the sites which deserve special attention. Beginning with the later historical period, he describes the beautiful remains of the Christian period in Syria, and the painted tombs of Mareshah, which represent Greek art. Going much further back, the great Scythian migration, which made its centre at Beth Shean, in the valley of Jezreel, deserves special investigation. Jerusalem must not be allowed to become a modern commercial town; a new suburb must be built, and the sacred sites protected and laid open to systematic examination.
Eastern Exploration, Past and Future: Lectures at the Royal Institution.
By Prof. W. M. Flinders Petrie. Pp. vi + 118. (London: Constable and Co., Ltd., 1918.) Price 2s. (6d. net.
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Eastern Exploration, Past and Future: Lectures at the Royal Institution . Nature 102, 463 (1919). https://doi.org/10.1038/102463b0
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