Female Archaeologists

Connected Sites: 12

WHS whose excavation/investigation significantly involved a female archaeologist (Cut off at 20th Century).

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Connected Sites

Great Zimbabwe
Inscribed: 1986
3.70
57
26
Gertrude Caton-Thompson (1888- 1985). In 1928 Led An Expedition Sponsored By The British Academy Which "Led Her To The Unequivocal View That Zimbabwe Was The Product Of A "Native Civilisation" (Wiki).
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Rapa Nui
Inscribed: 1995
4.49
132
13
Catherine Routledge (Nee Pease, 1866- 1935) "British Archaeologist And Anthropologist Who, In 1914, Initiated (But Did Not Complete) The First True Survey Of Easter Island" (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Mount Carmel Caves
Inscribed: 2012
2.23
90
5
Dorothy Garrod (1892-1968). " The Importance Of Mount Carmel As A Site In Prehistory Was Only Discovered Because The British Had Decided That It Would Be A Good Source Of Quality Stone For Their Plans To Establish Haifa As The Primary Port Into Palestine. A Preliminary Survey However Found Not Only Natufian Deposits But Also Prehistoric Art Objects And This Was Reported In The Influential Illustrated London News . Decisions In London Decided That There Would Be No Quarry And Garrod Was Requested To Undertake Further Investigations Into Three Caves"(Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Nasca Lines
Inscribed: 1994
3.87
190
10
Maria Reiche (1903- 1998) "A German Mathematician, Archaeologist And Technical Translator Who Carried Out Research Into The Nazca Lines In Peru, Beginning In 1940, And Had Success In Gaining Recognition And Preservation Of The Property." (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Pompei
Pompei
Italy
Inscribed: 1997
4.38
596
8
Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski (1910 - 2007) "A Noted Scholar Of The Ancient Site Of Pompeii, Where Her Archaeological Investigations Focused On The Evidence Of Gardens And Horticulture In The Ancient City.... (She) Is Viewed As A Pioneer Of The Field Of Garden Archaeology In The Ancient Mediterranean " (Wiki)
See Www.Washingtonpost.Com
Ngorongoro
Ngorongoro
Tanzania
Inscribed: 1979
4.35
160
4
Mary Leakey (Nee Nicol, 1913-1996) "For Much Of Her Career She Worked With Her Husband, Louis Leakey, In The Olduvai Gorge, .... Uncovering The Tools And Fossils Of Ancient Hominenes. Leakey Developed A System For Classifying The Stone Tools Found At Olduvai" (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Nemrut Dag
Nemrut Dag
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1987
4.14
91
14
Theresa Goell -" Theresa Goell, In Search Of Antiochos' Grave, Used Dynamite (!) Which Decreases The Height Considerably. Recent Studies Have Determined That The Grave Chamber Lies Within The Rock Formation Under The Tumulus, But The Exact Place Has Not Been Located Yet." Also See For Documentary About Her And Biography
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Chinchorro Culture
Inscribed: 2021
2.47
25
3
Vivien Standen - Between January And March 1984, Vivien Standen Took Over The Excavations At The Morro 1 Site, Recovering Another 73 Complete And Incomplete Individuals. Standen Also Studied The Colón 10 Site Between 2004 And 2010. (Chinchorro Culture Nomation Text, P. 163, 166)
Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex
Inscribed: 2021
2.71
20
3
Rosa Fung - Archaeologist Rosa Fung Excavated In Chankillo During The 1960s, With The Collaboration Of Architect-Conservator Víctor Pimentel. (Ab Ev)
Danube Limes
Danube Limes
Austria, Germany, Slovakia
Inscribed: 2021
2.05
261
6
Christine Schwanzar – Schwanzar Carried Out Emergency Excavations For The Vicus At Schlögen In 1984 (Id No 11a) And For The Burgus At Hirschleitengraben (Id No 12).
See De.Wikipedia.Org
Serra da Capivara
Inscribed: 1991
3.11
10
6
Niède Guidon - "A Brazilian Archaeologist Known For Her Work In Pre-Historic Archeology Of South American Civilizations And Her Efforts To Secure The Conservation Of The World Heritage Site Serra Da Capivara National Park."
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Talayotic Menorca
Inscribed: 2023
2.93
50
4
Margaret Murray - "She Dug At The Sites Of Trepucó And Sa Torreta De Tramuntana, Drawing The Conclusion, Which Is Still Accepted Today, That The Taulas Had A Religious Symbolism In Of Themselves, As The Representation Of Some Kind Of Divinity". She Was A "Pioneer In Introducing Scientific Methods To Menorcan Archaeology". (Nomination File, P. 97, 99) – "Special Mention Is Deserved In This Early Part Of The Century By The Archaeologist And Anthropologist Margaret Murray (...). Murray Performed Archaeological Excavations (...) On The Taula Enclosures At Trepucó And Sa Torreta De Tramuntana, Where She Also Excavated Other Structures Like The Funerary Naveta Found Some Distance From There. This Figure Deserves Recognition Because The Publication Of Her Work Represents The First Scientific Contribution To Insular Archaeology (...). (Nomination File, P. 289)