Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon, (5 January 1906 – 24 August 1978) was a British archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent.
She was Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford from 1962 to 1973 and studied herself at Somerville College, Oxford. ==Biography== Kathleen Kenyon was born in London, England, in 1906.
(1979), "Dame Kathleen Kenyon, 1906 -1978", The Biblical Archaeologist 42.2 (1979), pp. 122–125. Davis, Miriam (2008), Dame Kathleen Kenyon: Digging Up the Holy Land, Walnut Creek (CA), Left Coast Press, 304 pp. Dever, William G.
Kenyon 1906-1978, A hundred years after her birth,The formative years of a female archaeologist: From socio-politics to the stratigraphical method and the radiocarbon revolution in archaeology," in Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, Madrid, 3–8 April 2006, ed.
Albright at Tell Beit Mirsim in the 1920s) that brought about our modern understanding of pottery in the southern Levant: "The first event was the refinement of stratigraphic techniques that Kathleen Kenyon's dig at Jericho catalyzed.
She graduated in 1929 and began a career in archaeology. Although working on several important sites across Europe, it was her excavations in Tell es-Sultan (Jericho) in the 1950s that established her as one of the foremost archaeologists in the field.
After graduation Kenyon's first field experience was as a photographer for the pioneering excavations at Great Zimbabwe in 1929, led by Gertrude Caton-Thompson.
Working there each summer between 1930 and 1935, Kenyon learned from Mortimer Wheeler the discipline of meticulously controlled and recorded stratigraphic excavation.
Wheeler entrusted her with the direction of the excavation of the Roman theatre. In the years 1931 to 1934 Kenyon worked simultaneously at Samaria, then under the administration of the British Mandate for Palestine, with John and Grace Crowfoot.
Wheeler entrusted her with the direction of the excavation of the Roman theatre. In the years 1931 to 1934 Kenyon worked simultaneously at Samaria, then under the administration of the British Mandate for Palestine, with John and Grace Crowfoot.
In addition to providing crucial dating material for the Iron Age stratigraphy of Palestine, she obtained key stratified data for the study of Eastern terra sigilata ware. In 1934 Kenyon was closely associated with the Wheelers in the foundation of the Institute of Archaeology of University College London.
Working there each summer between 1930 and 1935, Kenyon learned from Mortimer Wheeler the discipline of meticulously controlled and recorded stratigraphic excavation.
From 1936 to 1939 she carried out important excavations at the Jewry Wall in the city of Leicester.
From 1936 to 1939 she carried out important excavations at the Jewry Wall in the city of Leicester.
This further makes publication difficult, both to produce and to use". From 1948 to 1962 she lectured in Levantine Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London.
(1986), Excavations at Sabratha, 1948-1951: a Report on the Excavations conducted by Kathleen Kenyon and John Ward-Perkins, (Journal of Roman Studies Monographs 2), London: Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, 1986. Lönnqvist, Minna (2008) "Kathleen M.
She graduated in 1929 and began a career in archaeology. Although working on several important sites across Europe, it was her excavations in Tell es-Sultan (Jericho) in the 1950s that established her as one of the foremost archaeologists in the field.
In January 1951 she travelled to the Transjordan and undertook excavations in the West Bank at Jericho (Tell es-Sultan) on behalf of the BSAJ.
The initial finding were first viewed by the public in the Dome of Discovery at the Festival of Britain 1951 with a reconstruction drawing by Alan Sorrell.
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.
Her work at Jericho, from 1952 until 1958, made her world-famous and established a lasting legacy in the archaeological methodology of the Levant.
Her volume, Samaria Sebaste III: The Objects, appeared in 1957.
(also published in Dutch, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish and Swedish editions). 1957 The Objects from Samaria, [Samaria-Sebaste III], London, 1957 (co-authored with Crowfoot, J.W.
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.
Her work at Jericho, from 1952 until 1958, made her world-famous and established a lasting legacy in the archaeological methodology of the Levant.
She was Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford from 1962 to 1973 and studied herself at Somerville College, Oxford. ==Biography== Kathleen Kenyon was born in London, England, in 1906.
In 1962 Kenyon was made Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford.
This further makes publication difficult, both to produce and to use". From 1948 to 1962 she lectured in Levantine Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London.
In 1962, she was appointed Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford. ==Awards and commemoration== In the 1973 New Year Honours, following her retirement from Oxford, she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) "for services to archaeology".
She was Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford from 1962 to 1973 and studied herself at Somerville College, Oxford. ==Biography== Kathleen Kenyon was born in London, England, in 1906.
She retired in 1973 to Erbistock and was appointed a DBE.
In 1962, she was appointed Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford. ==Awards and commemoration== In the 1973 New Year Honours, following her retirement from Oxford, she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) "for services to archaeology".
From 1974, Kenyon was the Honorary Vice President of the Chester Archaeological Society. ==Archaeological career== A career in archaeology was first suggested to Kathleen by Margery Fry, librarian at Somerville College.
Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology], Göteborg, 1974, 76-85. 1978 The Bible and recent archaeology, London : British Museum Publications Ltd, 1978. ==See also== Archaeology of Israel Kursi, Sea of Galilee Plastered human skulls Pre-Pottery Neolithic A ==References== ==Further reading== Callaway, Joseph A.
Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon, (5 January 1906 – 24 August 1978) was a British archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent.
Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology], Göteborg, 1974, 76-85. 1978 The Bible and recent archaeology, London : British Museum Publications Ltd, 1978. ==See also== Archaeology of Israel Kursi, Sea of Galilee Plastered human skulls Pre-Pottery Neolithic A ==References== ==Further reading== Callaway, Joseph A.
and Parr, Peter (eds) (1978), Archaeology in the Levant - Essays for Kathleen Kenyon, Aris & Phillips, 1978. Steiner, Margreet L.
(1986), Excavations at Sabratha, 1948-1951: a Report on the Excavations conducted by Kathleen Kenyon and John Ward-Perkins, (Journal of Roman Studies Monographs 2), London: Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, 1986. Lönnqvist, Minna (2008) "Kathleen M.
Kenyon 1906-1978, A hundred years after her birth,The formative years of a female archaeologist: From socio-politics to the stratigraphical method and the radiocarbon revolution in archaeology," in Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, Madrid, 3–8 April 2006, ed.
by Joaquín Mª Córdoba, Miquel Molist, Mª Carmen Pérez, Isabel Rubio, Sergio Martínez, UAM Ediciones: Madrid 2008, Vol.
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