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Archaeologists open an ancient tomb and uncover a royal tragedy

The opening of a richly furnished ancient grave in Greece has turned a routine excavation into a gripping reconstruction of royal heartbreak, political anxiety, and ritual care. Archaeologists did not ...

Mystery woman’s cremation thought to be world’s oldest leaves archaeologists baffled: ‘Why this person?’

Archaeologists have unearthed the world’s earliest intentional cremation of an adult human known till date in Malawi, a ...
Archaeology

New Thoughts on England’s Beachy Head Woman

New DNA analysis of the remains of a Roman-era individual known as Beachy Head Woman indicates that she came from ...
LAist

A group unearths the forgotten history of women in archaeology

When archaeologist Brenna Hassett was at University College London, she heard the story of Dame Kathleen Kenyon. BRENNA HASSETT: She was incredible. And she used to storm down the hallways of the ...
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Ancient, Massive Hoard Of Beads In Spain Hints At A Forgotten Female Dynasty

It’s not uncommon for archaeologists to stumble upon ancient tombs filled with grave goods. Usually, we see weapons, jewels, crowns, or pottery. But finding a whopping 270,000 beads in a single ...
CBS News

1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus unearthed, revealing treasures buried with woman of "higher social status"

A remarkably well-preserved Roman sarcophagus has been unearthed in Hungary's capital, offering a rare window into the life of the young woman inside and the world she inhabited around 1,700 years ago ...

9,500-year-old cremation of a mystery woman in Malawi baffles archaeologists

Archaeologists in Malawi unearthed the world's earliest known intentional adult cremation, dating back 9,500 years. This discovery at Hora 1 challenges previous understandings of early funeral rituals ...
Ancient Origins

Beachy Head Woman: ‘First Black Woman in England’ Was White

A faded label suggested the bones had been unearthed at the nearby Beachy Head cliffs sometime in the 1950s, though specific details of the original excavation had been lost to time. What followed was ...
insider.si.edu

Women in archaeology / edited by Cheryl Claassen

Creating their own niches : career styles among women in Americanist archaeology between the wars / Mary Ann Levine -- Ladies of the expedition : Harriet Boyd Hawes and Edith Hall at work in ...
Reporter-Herald

Loveland Stone Age Fair to emphasize women in archaeology

The Loveland Stone Age Fair, a nationally recognized event in archaeological circles, is returning for the 90th time to the Loveland area, for the first time with a theme. “Women in Archaeology” is a ...
The New York Times

Archaeologists Find Throne and ‘Hall of the Braided Serpents’ in Peru

Archaeologists have unearthed a richly decorated throne room and a “Hall of the Braided Serpents” from the Moche culture, with clues that a woman may have ruled there more than 1,300 years ago. By ...