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Kathleen Kenyon. Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon, DBE, FBA, FSA (5 January 1906 – 24 August 1978) was a British archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent. [1] She led excavations of Tell es-Sultan, the site of ancient Jericho, from 1952 to 1958, and has been called one of the most influential archaeologists of the 20th century. [2]
Wheeler–Kenyon method. The Wheeler–Kenyon method is a method of archaeological excavation. The technique originates from the work of Mortimer Wheeler and Tessa Wheeler at Verulamium (1930–35), and was later refined by Kathleen Kenyon during her excavations at Jericho (1952–58). The Wheeler–Kenyon system involves digging within a ...
Tell es-Sultan (Arabic: تل السلطان, lit. Sultan 's Hill), also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient Jericho, is an archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Palestine, in the city of Jericho, consisting of the remains of the oldest fortified city in the world. [1][2]
Margaret Collingridge Wheeler. Margaret Collingridge Wheeler, Lady Wheeler (formerly Norfolk; 1916–1990) was an Australian archaeologist who worked at Maiden Castle, Dorset with Mortimer Wheeler in the 1930s and at Jericho with Dame Kathleen Kenyon in the 1950s. [1] She authored books about archaeology for a general audience.
Dame Kathleen Kenyon DBE (1906–1978), leading archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent, best known for her excavations of Jericho; has been called one of the most influential archaeologists of the 20th century; refined the Wheeler-Kenyon method; Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford
She completed a postgraduate diploma at University College London in 1950 studying Mesopotamian and Palestinian archaeology under Sir Max Mallowan and Dame Kathleen Kenyon. Kirkbride went to work on the excavations of Jericho from 1952 to 1955.
1973: Jill Bolte; Sylvia Crowe; Kathleen Kenyon; Sister Mary Leo; Marjorie Williamson 1974: Josephine Barnes ; Emma Clode ; The Baroness Denington ; Phyllis Frost ; Joan Hammond ; Rose Heilbron ; Albertha Isaacs ; The Viscountess Macmillan of Ovenden ; Margot Smith
W. F. Grimes (m. 1959) Audrey Williams (née Davies; 1902–1978) was a Welsh archaeologist. [1][2] She was the first woman president of the Royal Institution of South Wales (RISW) [1] and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. She worked on several notable excavations during the mid-20th century in Wales, London and south-east England ...