Kathleen Kenyon | |
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| Born | Kathleen Mary Kenyon 5 January 1906 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 24 August 1978 (aged 72) Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Known for | Excavation of Tell es-Sultan (Jericho) Excavation of Jewry Wall Wheeler-Kenyon method |
| Academic background | |
| Education | St Paul's Girls' School |
| Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Archaeology |
| Sub-discipline | Neolithic Ancient Near East Archaeological theory |
| Institutions | Institute of Archaeology St Hugh's College, Oxford |
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] She was Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford, from 1962 to 1973, having undertaken her own studies at Somerville College, Oxford.
- ^ "Dame Kathleen Kenyon". Britannica.com. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ Davis, Miram. C. (2008), Digging Up the Holy Land, 11.