Tessa Wheeler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tessa Wheeler

British archaeologist

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1893

Place of Birth: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Date of Death: 15-Apr-1936

Profession: prehistorian, archaeologist of the Roman provinces, medieval archaeologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Tessa Verney Wheeler (27 March 1893 – 15 April 1936) was an archaeologist who made a significant contribution to excavation techniques and contributed to the setting up of major British archaeological institutions after the Second World War.
Owing to the gender politics of her era, she remains best known as the wife and professional partner of Mortimer Wheeler.
They collaborated on major excavations in Wales and England—including Segontium, Caerleon and Verulamium—and their investigation of Maiden Castle in Dorset had been running for two years when she died unexpectedly from complications following a minor operation.