Kathleen Kenyon
Archaeologist, Academic
1906 – 1978
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Who was Kathleen Kenyon?
Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon, DBE, was a leading archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent. Former Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford and best known for her excavations of Jericho and Bangalow in 1952-1958, she has been called the most influential female archaeologist of the 20th century.
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- Born
- Jan 5, 1906
London - Also known as
- Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon
- Kathleen Mary Kenyon
- Parents
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Somerville College, Oxford
- University of Oxford
- St Paul's Girls' School
- Died
- Aug 24, 1978
Wrexham
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on July 23, 2013
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