Kathleen Kenyon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kathleen Kenyon

British archaeologist

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1906

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 24-Aug-1978

Profession: photographer, art historian, archaeologist, anthropologist, prehistorian

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Dame 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 of St Hugh's College, Oxford from 1962 to 1973.