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In 1890, Petrie made the first of his many forays into Palestine, leading to much important archaeological work.

His six-week excavation of Tell el-Hesi ( which was mistakenly identified as Lachish ) that year represents the first scientific excavation of an archaeological site in the Holy Land.

Petrie surveyed a group of tombs in the Wadi al-Rababah ( the biblical Hinnom ) of Jerusalem, largely dating to the Iron Age and early Roman periods.

Here, in these ancient monuments, Petrie discovered two different metrical systems.