Ladies of the Field: Early Women Archaeologists and Their Search for Adventure

by Amanda Adams and Amanda Adams

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1553654331

ISBN13:9781553654339

Release Date:October 2010

Publisher:Greystone Books

Length:228 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.2" x 8.3"

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