埃及文明的发现者

Ancient Egypt was vandalised by tomb raiders and treasure hunters until one Victorian adventurer took them on. Most of us have never heard of Flinders Petrie, but this maverick genius underook 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.
　　古埃及一直以来遭受盗墓者和寻宝者的侵扰，直到弗林德斯 皮瑞，一位维多利亚时代的探险者改变了这种局面。他不为人所知，但这位不同寻常的天才首次测量了金字塔，发现了世界上年代最久远的绘画，将古埃及的史前渊源公之于众，在这过程中，他还创建了现代实地埃及学，激励后世考古学者探寻埃及文明的意义。