Women of the Field

About Women of the Field

A limited podcast discussing the role of women archaeologists and the rise of civilizations, created by Mackenzie Edmonds. Thanks for listening!

Publisher

Mackenzie Edmonds

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Mar 2020

Latest episode

8 May 2020

Latest episodes

4 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 May 2020

   The Maya and Zelia Nuttall

   Today's episode covers a brief timeline of the Maya Civilization and a brief biography of Zelia Nuttall. Bibliography: Adams, Amanda. 2010. Ladies of the Field : Early Women Archaeologists and Their Search for Adventure. Vancouver: Greystone Books. “Learn the History of the Ancient Maya Empire and How It Ended.” n.d. Thought Co. Accessed May 7, 2020. https://www.thoughtco.com/what-happened-to-the-ancient-maya-2136182 (https://www.thoughtco.com/what-happened-to-the-ancient-maya-2136182). “Maya | People, Language, & Civilization.” n.d. Encyclopedia Britannica. Accessed May 7, 2020. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Maya-people (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Maya-people). “Maya, an Introduction (Article).” n.d. Khan Academy. Accessed May 7, 2020. https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/british-museum/the-americas-bm/meso-central-america-bm/a/maya-an-introduction (https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/british-museum/the-americas-bm/meso-central-america-bm/a/maya-an-introduction). Nuttall, Zelia. 1910. “The Island of Sacrificios.” American Anthropologist 12 (2): 257–95. https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1910.12.2.02a00070 (https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1910.12.2.02a00070). Wenke, Robert John., and Deborah. Olszewski. 2007. Patterns in Prehistory : Humankind’s First Three Million Years. New York: Oxford University Press. “Zelia Maria Magdalena Nuttall | American Archaeologist.” n.d. Encyclopedia Britannica. Accessed May 7, 2020. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zelia-Maria-Magdalena-Nuttall (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zelia-Maria-Magdalena-Nuttall). “Zelia Nutall | TrowelBlazers.” n.d. Accessed May 7, 2020. https://trowelblazers.com/zelia-nutall/ (https://trowelblazers.com/zelia-nutall/). “Zelia Nuttall: The Queen of Mexican Archaeology.” n.d. Rejected Princesses. Accessed May 7, 2020. https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/zelia-nuttall (https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/zelia-nuttall).

2. 

   20 Apr 2020

   Egypt and Amelia Edwards

   Today's episode covers a brief timeline of Egypt and a biography of Amelia Edwards, adventurer, archaeologist, and accomplished writer. Sources: Adams, Amanda. 2010. Ladies of the Field : Early Women Archaeologists and Their Search for Adventure. Vancouver: Greystone Books. “Amelia Edwards | TrowelBlazers.” n.d. Accessed April 20, 2020. https://trowelblazers.com/amelia-edwards-2/ (https://trowelblazers.com/amelia-edwards-2/). Editors, History com. n.d. “Ancient Egypt.” HISTORY. Accessed April 20, 2020. https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-egypt (https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-egypt). “Pyramids at Giza.” 2017. Science. January 21, 2017. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/archaeology/giza-pyramids/ (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/archaeology/giza-pyramids/). Wenke, Robert John., and Deborah. Olszewski. 2007. Patterns in Prehistory : Humankind’s First Three Million Years. New York: Oxford University Press. “Women in Old World Archaeology.” n.d. Accessed April 20, 2020. https://www.brown.edu/Research/Breaking_Ground/results.php?d=1&first=Amelia%20Blanford&last=Edwards (https://www.brown.edu/Research/Breaking_Ground/results.php?d=1&first=Amelia%20Blanford&last=Edwards).

3. 

   6 Apr 2020

   Mesopotamia and Gertrude Bell

   Today's episode covers a brief timeline of Mesopotamia, the oldest known civilization, and a biography of Gertrude Bell, adventurer, archaeologist, and independent woman. SOURCES: Adams, Amanda. 2010. Ladies of the Field : Early Women Archaeologists and Their Search for Adventure. Vancouver: Greystone Books. History.com Editors. 2009. “Code of Hammurabi: Laws & Facts - HISTORY.” November 9, 2009. https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/hammurabi (https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/hammurabi). King, L. W., trans. n.d. “The Avalon Project : Code of Hammurabi.” Accessed April 5, 2020. https://avalon.law.yale.edu/ancient/hamframe.asp (https://avalon.law.yale.edu/ancient/hamframe.asp). Mark, Joshua J. 2018. “Mesopotamia - Ancient History Encyclopedia.” March 14, 2018. https://www.ancient.eu/Mesopotamia/ (https://www.ancient.eu/Mesopotamia/). says, Alicia. n.d. “Gertrude Bell | TrowelBlazers.” Accessed April 6, 2020. https://trowelblazers.com/gertrude-bell-awesome-in-arabia/ (https://trowelblazers.com/gertrude-bell-awesome-in-arabia/). 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. https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.80.1.2a (https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.80.1.2a). The Editors of Encyclopaedia Brittanica. n.d. “V. Gordon Childe | British Historian and Archaeologist | Britannica.” Accessed April 5, 2020. https://www.britannica.com/biography/V-Gordon-Childe (https://www.britannica.com/biography/V-Gordon-Childe). Wenke, Robert John., and Deborah. Olszewski. 2007. Patterns in Prehistory : Humankind’s First Three Million Years. New York: Oxford University Press.

4. 

   29 Mar 2020

   Trailer

   Just a brief introduction for the purpose of this podcast. Thanks for listening!

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