Kathleen Kenyon became known as the Mistress of Stratigraphy because of her excavations at Ancient Jericho between 1952 and 1958. This episode will discuss what fuelled Kenyon to carry out excavations there and what it was like to excavate with her.
The primary source for this episode was the book Dame Kathleen Kenyon: Digging Up the Holy Land by Miriam C. Davis.
Read and download the transcript for this episode on the <a href="https://www.dur.ac.uk/attractions/explorefromhome/events/jerichopodcasts/">Oriental Museum website</a>.
Check out our online exhibition at <a href="https://www.dur.ac.uk/oriental.museum/whatson/details/?id=48828">Jericho: An Ancient City Revealed</a>
 
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Episode 3 Archaeology in Jericho: Interview with Felicity Cobbing

This podcast series has been produced by MA Museum &amp; Artefact Studies students from Durham University as part of our online exhibition, Jericho: An Ancient City Revealed, in partnership with Durham University’s Oriental Museum. Join us as we cover topics related to archaeology, archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon, and excavations at Ancient Jericho, and have a listen as we interview some fascinating guests!

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