Strangers in a strange land: Egyptians in southern Palestine during the Bronze Age

• DOI: 10.5334/ai.0614
• Publication Date: 2013-05-03T14:24:48Z
• Authors: Rachael Sparks
• Keywords: Inheritance; Bronze

Flinders Petrie, is best known for his work in Egypt.However, he devoted the last 15 years of life to digging southern Palestine, which euphemistically described as "Egypt over border".Although may have used this phrase partly persuade supporters, such British School Archaeology Egypt, continue funding projects, it was no idle comment.Indeed, one main characteristics three sites Palestine that Petrie chose excavate they lay a frontier zone at edge land Canaanites. 2 Farther south, more arid lands Sinai and Negev inhibited development urban centres were home groups with pastoral way life, shashu -the bedouin Bronze Ageand beyond region