Petrie

Petrie is a surname and a placename. The most prominent person with the surname is William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853–1942), an English archaeologist who pioneered systematic methods of excavation and analysis in Egyptology.

Petrie, Queensland is a suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It lies north of Brisbane and is served by Petrie railway station on the North Coast railway line.

The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology is part of University College London and houses a large collection of artifacts excavated or donated by Petrie and his colleagues. The museum is used for teaching and research and is open to the public.

The name Petrie appears in other contexts as a surname and in various place names and institutions around the world.