Women transcending boundaries: Over a century of scholarship, fieldwork and friendship across the British International Research Institutes

Women transcending boundaries: Over a century of scholarship, fieldwork and friendship across the British International Research Institutes

Women have always played a fundamental role in archaeology and shaped our understanding of ancient civilisations. Yet their contributions have often been obscured or overshadowed. This narrative explores how the  British International Research Institutes ' (BIRI) archives reveal the interconnected lives and ground-breaking work of pioneering women archaeologists such as  Eugénie Sellers Strong ,  Winifred Lamb ,  Yusra Al-Ḥaifawiyah  and  Kathleen Kenyon . Through the examination of letters, photographs, and marginalia, we can glimpse their personal struggles, professional triumphs, and the vibrant networks they formed in a male-dominated field...

1. Excavating the archives
2. Greece and Italy
3. Travelling Across Empires
4. Anatolia
5. Middle East and North Africa
6. Iran and Eastern Africa
7. About this project
8. Bibliography