Wheeler–Kenyon method
Videos
The Wheeler–Kenyon method is a method of archaeological excavation. The technique originates from the work of Mortimer Wheeler and Tessa Wheeler at Verulamium, and was later refined by Kathleen Kenyon
Excavation at Moza, Israel
Tessa Wheeler
Videos
Tessa Wheeler was a South Africa-born English archaeologist who made significant contributions to techniques used in archaeological excavation and contributed to the setting up of major British archae
Wheeler–Kenyon method
…The Wheeler–Kenyon method is a method of archaeological excavation. The technique originates from the work of Mortimer Wheeler and Tessa Wheeler at Verulamium (1930–35), and was later refined by Kathleen Kenyon during her excavations at Jericho (1952–58). The Wheeler–Kenyon system involves digging…
Excavating at Verulamium in the early 1930s
Memorial to Tessa Wheeler in the UCL Institute of Archaeology
The excavations at Maiden Castle, Dorset in October 1937 were led by Mortimer Wheeler. Photograph by Major George Allen (1891–1940).