What controversial view did Flinders Petrie hold?
He was pro-eugenics
He was flat-earth
He was anti-religion
He was pro-slavery
Answer
Flinders Petrie was a British Egyptologist and archaeologist who was also a eugenicist. Eugenics is the belief that society can be improved by encouraging the reproduction of people with desirable traits and discouraging the reproduction of people with undesirable traits. Petrie was a vocal proponent of eugenics and believed that it could be used to improve the human race.
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