Kathleen Kenyon
British archaeologist
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Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon, DBE, FBA, FSA was a British archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent. She led excavations of Tell es-Sultan, the site of ancient Jericho, from 1952 to 1958, and has been called one of the most... Wikipedia
Born: January 5, 1906, London, United Kingdom
Died: August 24, 1978 (age 72 years), Wrexham, United Kingdom
Known for: Excavation of Tell es-Sultan (Jericho); Excavation of Jewry Wall; Wheeler-Kenyon method
Education: Somerville College (1928), University of Oxford, and St Paul's Girls' School
Parents: Frederic G. Kenyon
Discipline: Archaeology
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