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Excavation at Tell el-Hesi
- When
- 1890
- Where
- Tell el-Hesi
Petrie conducted a six-week excavation at Tell el-Hesi in 1890, sponsored by the Palestine Exploration Fund.
This was the first scientific excavation of an archaeological site in the Holy Land. Petrie used stratigraphy and seriation to produce a chronology, setting new standards for archaeological methodology and artefact study.
Sources
- Flinders Petrie Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
- Tell el-Hesi Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11
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