The first women archaeologists were Victorian era adventurers who felt most at home when farthest from it. Adams takes readers along with seven intrepid women, each a pioneering archaeologist, each headstrong, smart, and courageous, who burst into what was then a very young science. b&w photos.
The first women archaeologists were Victorian era adventurers who felt most at home when farthest from it. Adams takes readers along with seven intrepid women, each a pioneering archaeologist, each headstrong, smart, and courageous, who burst into what was then a very young science. b&w photos.
Amanda Adams is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and holds a master's degree in anthropology from the University of British Columbia. She is the author of one previous work of nonfiction, A Mermaid's Tale: A Personal Search for Love and Lore.
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Field Notes The Nile's Grand Dame Amelia Edwards (1831 1892) Noah's Ark A good poem by 7 No one to say no the Dolomites Lady 'L' Voyaging on the Nile Pyramids and other wonders Abu Simbel Responding to a threat Egyptology The fund To break a leg Revelations All Dressed Up in a Man's Suit Jane Dieulafoy (1851 1916) In a man's suit Tomboy Meeting Marcel Being a solider Partnership The first excavations Persia The Lion Frieze and glory of Susa Rejection Paris saloons and a yawn Down south Writing about it all Back to the field Fever On being married Mexico's Archaeological Queen Zelia Nuttall (1857 1933) Queening at the table Gold Rush A special picture book Alphonse and Nadine Terracotta heads The big fair Mr. Boas Casa Alvarado Lost things The Island of Sacrificios Fury Fame A return to light Oh, Desert Tiger! Gertrude Bell (1868 1926) Catching the eye of a star Growing up with gardens Family matters and letters home School days Languages and leaving The field Pretty things Petra Days melt like snow (lost) Love Death and reflections on adventure Just Like a Volcano Harriet Boyd Hawes (1871 1945) Inside a volcano Athens by bicycle Nursing Across the wine dark sea Digging in Crete Donkeys at a Trot Gournia The Headhunter Now, the kitchen Babies & books A rumbling wake Archaeology's Big Detective Agatha Christie (1890 1976) M is for mystery Girls? They should run wild Ashfield Coming out in Cairo Mrs. Christie Around the world The bad year Vanished Orient Express Meeting Max Le Camping Khabur Valley A detective's eye Tell me Like a Glass of Stony White Wine Dorothy Garrod (1892 1968) Archaeology's new voice family of science three brothers Abbé Breuil Human origins A tiny skull in her hands Mount Carmel Sherry Sabbath Deafening! Hello Cambridge Ancient beaches The Amazons have broken down the gates at last Excavations Glossary Notes Bibliography Recommended Reading Acknowledgments
Field Notes The Nile's Grand Dame Amelia Edwards (1831 1892) Noah's Ark A good poem by 7 No one to say no the Dolomites Lady 'L' Voyaging on the Nile Pyramids and other wonders Abu Simbel Responding to a threat Egyptology The fund To break a leg Revelations All Dressed Up in a Man's Suit Jane Dieulafoy (1851 1916) In a man's suit Tomboy Meeting Marcel Being a solider Partnership The first excavations Persia The Lion Frieze and glory of Susa Rejection Paris saloons and a yawn Down south Writing about it all Back to the field Fever On being married Mexico's Archaeological Queen Zelia Nuttall (1857 1933) Queening at the table Gold Rush A special picture book Alphonse and Nadine Terracotta heads The big fair Mr. Boas Casa Alvarado Lost things The Island of Sacrificios Fury Fame A return to light Oh, Desert Tiger! Gertrude Bell (1868 1926) Catching the eye of a star Growing up with gardens Family matters and letters home School days Languages and leaving The field Pretty things Petra Days melt like snow (lost) Love Death and reflections on adventure Just Like a Volcano Harriet Boyd Hawes (1871 1945) Inside a volcano Athens by bicycle Nursing Across the wine dark sea Digging in Crete Donkeys at a Trot Gournia The Headhunter Now, the kitchen Babies & books A rumbling wake Archaeology's Big Detective Agatha Christie (1890 1976) M is for mystery Girls? They should run wild Ashfield Coming out in Cairo Mrs. Christie Around the world The bad year Vanished Orient Express Meeting Max Le Camping Khabur Valley A detective's eye Tell me Like a Glass of Stony White Wine Dorothy Garrod (1892 1968) Archaeology's new voice family of science three brothers Abbé Breuil Human origins A tiny skull in her hands Mount Carmel Sherry Sabbath Deafening! Hello Cambridge Ancient beaches The Amazons have broken down the gates at last Excavations Glossary Notes Bibliography Recommended Reading Acknowledgments
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