Kenyon, Kathleen M. 1906-1978

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Digging up Jericho
Book 1957

Summary: Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon, was a British archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent. 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. She was Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford, from 1962 to 1973, having undertaken her own studies at Somerville College, Oxford. Wikipedia
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [4]
Gender or Sex: Female [1][2][3][4]
Born: 1906-01-05 [2]
Birth Place: London [2][4]
Died: 1978-08-24 [2]
Death Place: Erbistock, GB [3]; Wrexham [4]
Country: Great Britain [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: archaeologist [4]; college head [4]
Employer: University of London [4]; UCL Institute of Archaeology [4]; St Hugh's College [4]
Educated at: Somerville College [4]; St Paul's Girls' School [4]
Country of Education: United Kingdom [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Wikidata

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