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  • The Man Who Discovered Egypt (2012)
  • TV Movie | Documentary
The Man Who Discovered Egypt (2012)
TV Movie | Documentary

Documentary about English Egyptologist Flinders Petrie, the pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology. Ancient Egypt was vandalised by tomb raiders and treasure hunters until this Victorian adventurer took them on. Most people have ...See moreDocumentary about English Egyptologist Flinders Petrie, the pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology. Ancient Egypt was vandalised by tomb raiders and treasure hunters until this Victorian adventurer took them on. Most people have never heard of him, but this maverick undertook a scientific survey of the pyramids, discovered the oldest portraits in the world, unearthed Egypt's prehistoric roots - and in the process invented modern field archaeology, giving meaning to a whole civilisation. Written by Enzedder See less
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Mar 28, 2012 (United Kingdom)

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15 cast members
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Chris Naunton
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
Jeffrey Blakely
Self - Wisconsin University Self - Wisconsin University   See fewer
Debbie Challis
Self - Petrie Museum Self - Petrie Museum   See fewer
Rupert Chapman
Self - British Museum Middle East Department Self - British Museum Middle East Department   See fewer
Felicity Cobbing
Self - Palestine Exploration Fund Self - Palestine Exploration Fund   See fewer
Yasmin El Shazly
Self - Egyptian Museum Self - Egyptian Museum   See fewer
Omar Farouk
Self - Excavator Self - Excavator   See fewer
Shimon Gibson
Self - Albright Institute Self - Albright Institute   See fewer
Margaret Mountford
Self - Trustee Egypt Exploration Society Self - Trustee Egypt Exploration Society   See fewer
Lisette Petrie
Self - Granddaughter, Flinders Petrie Self - Granddaughter, Flinders Petrie   See fewer
Stephen Quirke
Self - UCL Professor of Egyptology Self - UCL Professor of Egyptology   See fewer
Rachael Sparks
Self - UCL Institute of Archaeology Self - UCL Institute of Archaeology   See fewer
Neal Spencer
Self - British Museum Egyptology Department Self - British Museum Egyptology Department   See fewer
Josef Wegner
Self - Pennsylvania University Self - Pennsylvania University   See fewer
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