Listen "Episode 2 Kathleen Kenyon's excavations at Ancient Jericho"
Episode Synopsis
Kathleen Kenyon became known as the Mistress of Stratigraphy because of her excavations at Ancient Jericho between 1952 and 1958. This episode will discuss what fuelled Kenyon to carry out excavations there and what it was like to excavate with her.
The primary source for this episode was the book Dame Kathleen Kenyon: Digging Up the Holy Land by Miriam C. Davis.
Read and download the transcript for this episode on the Oriental Museum website.
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The primary source for this episode was the book Dame Kathleen Kenyon: Digging Up the Holy Land by Miriam C. Davis.
Read and download the transcript for this episode on the Oriental Museum website.
Check out our online exhibition at Jericho: An Ancient City Revealed
Follow Oriental Museum on social media.
Facebook: Oriental Museum Durham University
Instagram: @oriental.museum.durham
Twitter: @dumuseums
You can also find more information at www.durham.ac.uk/oriental.museum.
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