A limited podcast discussing the role of women archaeologists and the rise of civilizations, created by Mackenzie Edmonds. Thanks for listening!
Women of the Field
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A limited podcast discussing the role of women archaeologists and the rise of civilizations, created by Mackenzie Edmonds. Thanks for listening!
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3/29/2020
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May 8, 2020
The Maya and Zelia Nuttall
<p>Today's episode covers a brief timeline of the Maya Civilization and a brief biography of Zelia Nuttall. </p> <p><strong>Bibliography:</strong></p> <p><strong>Adams, Amanda. 2010. Ladies of the Field : Early Women Archaeologists and Their Search for Adventure. Vancouver: Greystone Books.</strong></p> <p><strong>“Learn the History of the Ancient Maya Empire and How It Ended.” n.d. Thought Co. Accessed May 7, 2020. </strong><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/what-happened-to-the-ancient-maya-2136182"><u><strong>https://www.thoughtco.com/what-happened-to-the-ancient-maya-2136182</strong></u></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><strong>“Maya | People, Language, & Civilization.” n.d. Encyclopedia Britannica. Accessed May 7, 2020. </strong><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Maya-people"><u><strong>https://www.britannica.com/topic/Maya-people</strong></u></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><strong>“Maya, an Introduction (Article).” n.d. Khan Academy. Accessed May 7, 2020. </strong><a href="https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/british-museum/the-americas-bm/meso-central-america-bm/a/maya-an-introduction"><u><strong>https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/british-museum/the-americas-bm/meso-central-america-bm/a/maya-an-introduction</strong></u></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Nuttall, Zelia. 1910. “The Island of Sacrificios.” American Anthropologist 12 (2): 257–95. </strong><a href="https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1910.12.2.02a00070"><u><strong>https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1910.12.2.02a00070</strong></u></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Wenke, Robert John., and Deborah. Olszewski. 2007. Patterns in Prehistory : Humankind’s First Three Million Years. New York: Oxford University Press.</strong></p> <p><strong>“Zelia Maria Magdalena Nuttall | American Archaeologist.” n.d. Encyclopedia Britannica. Accessed May 7, 2020. </strong><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zelia-Maria-Magdalena-Nuttall"><u><strong>https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zelia-Maria-Magdalena-Nuttall</strong></u></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><strong>“Zelia Nutall | TrowelBlazers.” n.d. Accessed May 7, 2020. </strong><a href="https://trowelblazers.com/zelia-nutall/"><u><strong>https://trowelblazers.com/zelia-nutall/</strong></u></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><strong>“Zelia Nuttall: The Queen of Mexican Archaeology.” n.d. Rejected Princesses. Accessed May 7, 2020. </strong><a href="https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/zelia-nuttall"><u><strong>https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/zelia-nuttall</strong></u></a><strong>.</strong></p>
April 20, 2020
Egypt and Amelia Edwards
<p>Today's episode covers a brief timeline of Egypt and a biography of Amelia Edwards, adventurer, archaeologist, and accomplished writer.</p> <p>Sources:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Adams, Amanda. 2010. </strong><strong>Ladies of the Field : Early Women Archaeologists and Their Search for Adventure</strong><strong>. Vancouver: Greystone Books.</strong></li> <li><strong>“Amelia Edwards | TrowelBlazers.” n.d. Accessed April 20, 2020.</strong><a href="https://trowelblazers.com/amelia-edwards-2/"><strong> </strong><u><strong>https://trowelblazers.com/amelia-edwards-2/</strong></u></a><strong>.</strong></li> <li><strong>Editors, History com. n.d. “Ancient Egypt.” HISTORY. Accessed April 20, 2020.</strong><a href="https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-egypt"><strong> </strong><u><strong>https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-egypt</strong></u></a><strong>.</strong></li> <li><strong>“Pyramids at Giza.” 2017. Science. January 21, 2017.</strong><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/archaeology/giza-pyramids/"><strong> </strong><u><strong>https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/archaeology/giza-pyramids/</strong></u></a><strong>.</strong></li> <li><strong>Wenke, Robert John., and Deborah. Olszewski. 2007. </strong><strong>Patterns in Prehistory : Humankind’s First Three Million Years</strong><strong>. New York: Oxford University Press.</strong></li> <li><strong>“Women in Old World Archaeology.” n.d. Accessed April 20, 2020.</strong><a href="https://www.brown.edu/Research/Breaking_Ground/results.php?d=1&first=Amelia%20Blanford&last=Edwards"><strong> </strong><u><strong>https://www.brown.edu/Research/Breaking_Ground/results.php?d=1&first=Amelia%20Blanford&last=Edwards</strong></u></a><strong>.</strong></li> </ul>
April 6, 2020
Mesopotamia and Gertrude Bell
<p>Today's episode covers a brief timeline of Mesopotamia, the oldest known civilization, and a biography of Gertrude Bell, adventurer, archaeologist, and independent woman.</p> <p>SOURCES: </p> <p>Adams, Amanda. 2010. Ladies of the Field : Early Women Archaeologists and Their Search for Adventure. Vancouver: Greystone Books.</p> <p>History.com Editors. 2009. “Code of Hammurabi: Laws & Facts - HISTORY.” November 9, 2009.<a href="https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/hammurabi"> <u>https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/hammurabi</u></a>.</p> <p>King, L. W., trans. n.d. “The Avalon Project : Code of Hammurabi.” Accessed April 5, 2020.<a href="https://avalon.law.yale.edu/ancient/hamframe.asp"> <u>https://avalon.law.yale.edu/ancient/hamframe.asp</u></a>.</p> <p>Mark, Joshua J. 2018. “Mesopotamia - Ancient History Encyclopedia.” March 14, 2018.<a href="https://www.ancient.eu/Mesopotamia/"> <u>https://www.ancient.eu/Mesopotamia/</u></a>.</p> <p>says, Alicia. n.d. “Gertrude Bell | TrowelBlazers.” Accessed April 6, 2020.<a href="https://trowelblazers.com/gertrude-bell-awesome-in-arabia/"> <u>https://trowelblazers.com/gertrude-bell-awesome-in-arabia/</u></a>.</p> <p>Smith, Michael. 2009. “V. Gordon Childe and the Urban Revolution: A Historical Perspective on a Revolution in Urban Studies.” Town Planning Review 80 (1): 3–29.<a href="https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.80.1.2a"> <u>https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.80.1.2a</u></a>.</p> <p>The Editors of Encyclopaedia Brittanica. n.d. “V. Gordon Childe | British Historian and Archaeologist | Britannica.” Accessed April 5, 2020.<a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/V-Gordon-Childe"> <u>https://www.britannica.com/biography/V-Gordon-Childe</u></a>.</p> <p>Wenke, Robert John., and Deborah. Olszewski. 2007. Patterns in Prehistory : Humankind’s First Three Million Years. New York: Oxford University Press.</p>
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