Kathleen Kenyon
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Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon was a British archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent. She led excavations of Tell es-Sultan, the site of ancient Jericho, from 1952 to 1958, and has been
Kathleen Kenyon
Plastered skull found in Jericho (Tell es-Sultan), Pre-Pottery Neolithic B, c. 7200 BC. BM 12741-42. This skull had the lower jaw removed, and the face modelled from lime plaster, with shells placed in eye sockets.
Kenyon and Vassilios Tzaferis at an excavation in 1977
Tell es-Sultan
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Tell es-Sultan, also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient Jericho, is an archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Palestine, in the city of Jericho, consisting of the remains of the oldest f
Kathleen Kenyon
…Kathleen Mary Kenyon (5 January 1906 – 24 August 1978) was a British archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent. She led excavations of Tell es-Sultan, the site of ancient Jericho, from 1952 to 1958, and has been called one of the most influential archaeologists of the 20th century. She was Principal…
Tell es-Sultan
Dwelling foundations unearthed at Tell es-Sultan in Jericho
The area around Tell es-Sultan in the PEF Survey of Palestine, drawn a few years after Warren's expedition
Tower of Jericho