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Lina Dorina Johanna Eckenstein – The Polymath of Egypt
Little is really known about Lina Eckenstein as an archaeologist, despite what could be considered her second most important contribution being her work with Hilda Petrie, her husband Flinders Petrie,...
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DNA in Archaeology with Jennifer Raff
Episode 50 of the Archaeological Fantasies is live, and Ken and I were able to finally sit down with someone who knows quite a bit about the use of DNA and genetics in archaeology. Jennifer Raff,...
View ArticleThe New York Times and Spike TV Love American Diggers, Hate Uppity, Educated...
So this lovely piece of journalisum came across my twitter feed today...TV Digs Will Harm Patrimony, Scholars Say by Bill Carter. First, props to Mr. Carter for using big words in the title, no props...
View ArticleWomen in Archaeology : Mothers of the Field
I've been working on this series for a long time, but untill recently, I didn't have much of a direction beyond telling you about all the great women out there in the world of archaeology. However,...
View ArticleElizabeth Philpot : Collector of Curious Creatures
If I'm going to talk about Mary Anning, then I must also talk about her close friend and mentor, Elizabeth Philpot. Philpot is easily as important to the early discipline of palaeontology as Anning,...
View ArticleAmelia Edwards – The Godmother of Egyptology
I've been working on this series for a little more than a year now. Crafting and changing it. I finally decided on a format about six months ago, and figured, one more relaunch was worth a try. I've...
View ArticleElla Sophia Armitage – Mistress of The Norman Mottes
For our next early female archaeologist I want to introduce you to Ella Sophia Armitage. Armitage was a particular challenge for me, as many of the women I will introduce you to will be, since there is...
View ArticleJane Dieulafoy: The Sharpshooter of Persia
Jane Dieulafoy is another excellent addition to our series. She's like something out of a fiction novel. A vibrantly brave woman, born out of context with the Victorian world. Her early marriage to her...
View ArticleLady Hester Lucy Stanhope: The First Modern Excavator of the Holy Land.
There is so much that has been written about this incredibly stunning woman. I'm not even going to try to and repeat it all, rather I'll just link you to one of the better posts about her which is...
View ArticleNina Frances Layard – Something Indeed for a Lady to Have Done.
Today we're going to talk about Nina Francis Layard and also to some degree her partner in life Mary Frances Outman. Though Mary seems to have played a traditional wifely role to Nina's more outgoing...
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