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When archaeology wasn’t ‘ladylike,’ women still shaped the field, one dig at a time
The first women archaeologists in history were Victorian-era adventurers who felt most at home when farthest from it.’ This was the opening line of Amanda Adam’s book Ladies of the field ...
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2,200-year-old grave in China contains 'Red Princess of the Silk Road' whose teeth were painted with a toxic substance
Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic ...
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The nun who lived in chains: First-ever evidence of extreme asceticism found near Jerusalem
the IAA's Jerusalem District Archaeologist, further discussed the phenomenon. “Ascetic nuns represent a fascinating phenomenon worth dwelling on, and even more so with International Women's Day ...
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1,500-year-old skeleton found in chains in Jerusalem was a female 'extreme ascetic'
women and children. One tomb contained the poorly preserved bones of an individual wrapped in chains. The corpse was not constrained for nefarious reasons, archaeologists suggested. Rather ...