Ladies of the Field (eBook)

Early Women Archaeologists and Their Search for Adventure

Amanda Adams (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2010
224 Seiten
Greystone Books (Verlag)
978-1-55365-641-8 (ISBN)

Infos

The first women archaeologists were Victorian era adventurers who felt most at home when farthest from it. Canvas tents were their domains, hot Middle Eastern deserts their gardens of inquiry and labor. Thanks to them, prevailing ideas about feminine nature soft, nurturing, submissive were upended. Ladies of the Field tells the story of seven remarkable women, each a pioneering archaeologist, each headstrong, smart, and courageous, who burst into what was then a very young science. Amanda Adams takes us with them as they hack away at underbrush under a blazing sun, battle swarms of biting bugs, travel on camelback for weeks on end, and feel the excitement of unearthing history at an archaeological site. Adams also reveals the dreams of these extraordinary women, their love of the field, their passion for holding the past in their hands, their fascination with human origins, and their utter disregard for convention.

Autor

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.

Inhalt

Field NotesThe Nile’s Grand DameAmelia 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 SuitJane 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 marriedMexico’s Archaeological QueenZelia 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 lightOh, 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 adventureJust Like a VolcanoHarriet 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 wakeArchaeology’s Big DetectiveAgatha 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 meLike a Glass of Stony White WineDorothy 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 lastExcavationsGlossaryNotesBibliographyRecommended ReadingAcknowledgments

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.9.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• ISBN-10: 1-55365-641-5 / 1553656415
• ISBN-13: 978-1-55365-641-8 / 9781553656418