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Prof Dorothy Garrod

Also known as: Prof Dorothy Garrod; primary name: Garrod, Dorothy
Details: individual; archaeologist; British; Female
Life dates: 5 May 1892-18 Dec 1968
Biography: Professor Dorothy Annie Elizabeth Garrod was a British archaeologist who was the first woman to hold an Oxbridge chair. Her father was Sir Archibald Garrod, the physician. Born in Oxford, she attended Newnham College, Cambridge. Between 1925 and 1926 she excavated in Gibraltar and in 1928 led an expedition through South Kurdistan. Following this, she excavated in Palestine where, working closely with Dorothea Bate, she demonstrated a long sequence of Lower Palaeolithic, Middle Palaeolithic and Epipalaeolithic occupations in the caves of Shukbah, Mugharet el-Wad, et-Tabun, Mugharet es-Skhul, and Mugharet el-Kebara. She also coined the cultural label for the late Epipalaeolithic Natufian culture (from Wadi an-Natuf, the location of the Shukbak cave) following her excavations at es-Skhul and el-Wad. The chronological framework established by her excavations in the Levant remain crucial to the present understanding of the prehistoric setlent history of the region. Her excavations at the cave sites in the Levant were conducted with almost exclusively women workers recruited from local villages, although she worked with fellow archaeologist Francis Turville-Petre at Kebara Cave, the type-site for the Kebaran culture. After holding a number of other academic posts she was made Disney Professor of Archaeology at Cambridge in 1939, a post she held until 1952, aside from a gap towards the end of the Second World War when she served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Dorothy Garrod was the first female professor at Cambridge long before the admission of women to the university. She was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1952. In 1965, she was awarded the CBE.

1,592 related objects

backed blade

Museum number: 1931,1111.141 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed blade

Museum number: 1931,1111.147 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed blade

Museum number: 1930,0306.31 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Shukbah Cave

backed blade

Museum number: 1931,1111.142 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed blade

Museum number: 1930,0306.30 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Shukbah Cave

backed blade

Museum number: 1930,0306.32 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Shukbah Cave

backed blade

Museum number: 1931,1111.140 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed blade

Museum number: 1931,1111.137 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed blade

Museum number: 1930,0306.34 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Shukbah Cave

backed blade

Museum number: 1930,0306.40 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Shukbah Cave

backed blade

Museum number: 1931,1111.144 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed blade

Museum number: 1931,1111.138 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.222 |
Cultures/periods: Middle PalaeolithicLower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

backed blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.332 |
Cultures/periods: Middle PalaeolithicLower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

backed blade

Museum number: 1931,1111.139 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed blade

Museum number: 1930,0306.44 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Shukbah Cave

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6472 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6474 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6464 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1931,1111.122 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6460 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6473 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6480 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6462 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6212 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6206 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6200 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6477 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6476 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6468 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6202 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6211 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6463 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6209 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6469 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6207 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet; bladelet

Museum number: 1931,1111.152 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6470 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6478 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6204 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6467 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1931,1111.121 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6205 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6208 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6471 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1930,0306.69 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Shukbah Cave

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6201 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6466 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6096 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6465 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6203 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6461 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6210 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6479 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed bladelet

Museum number: 1989,0104.6475 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

backed knife

Museum number: 1934,1215.330 |
Cultures/periods: Middle PalaeolithicLower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

backed knife

Museum number: 1934,1215.220 |
Cultures/periods: Middle PalaeolithicLower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

backed knife

Museum number: 1934,1215.329 |
Cultures/periods: Middle PalaeolithicLower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

backed knife

Museum number: 1934,1215.219 |
Cultures/periods: Middle PalaeolithicLower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

bifacially retouched flake

Museum number: 1934,1215.178 |
Cultures/periods: Middle PalaeolithicLower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

bifacially retouched flake

Museum number: 1989,0104.6719 |
Cultures/periods: x41724 Middle Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

bifacially retouched flake

Museum number: 1934,1215.438 |
Cultures/periods: Middle PalaeolithicLower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

bifacially worked piece

Museum number: 1989,0104.6734 |
Cultures/periods: x41724 Middle Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

bifacially worked piece

Museum number: 1989,0104.6921 |
Cultures/periods: x103371 Lower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

bifacially worked piece

Museum number: 1989,0104.6735 |
Cultures/periods: x41724 Middle Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

bifacially worked piece

Museum number: 1989,0104.6733 |
Cultures/periods: x41724 Middle Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

blade

Museum number: 1931,1111.136 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

blade

Museum number: 1931,1111.67 |
Cultures/periods: x96120 Upper Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.83 |
Cultures/periods: x41724 Middle Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.334 |
Cultures/periods: Middle PalaeolithicLower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

blade

Museum number: 1989,0104.6731 |
Cultures/periods: x41724 Middle Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.475 |
Cultures/periods: x103371 Lower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.229 |
Cultures/periods: Middle PalaeolithicLower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

blade; point; el-wad point; retouched blade

Museum number: 1931,1111.28 |
Cultures/periods: x96120 Upper Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.476 |
Cultures/periods: x103371 Lower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.335 |
Cultures/periods: Middle PalaeolithicLower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.35 |
Cultures/periods: x41724 Middle Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

blade

Museum number: 1930,0306.26 |
Cultures/periods: x41724 Middle Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Shukbah Cave

blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.227 |
Cultures/periods: Middle PalaeolithicLower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

blade

Museum number: 1989,0104.6513 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

blade

Museum number: 1937,1206.35 |
Cultures/periods: x41724 Middle Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

blade

Museum number: 1930,0306.29 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Shukbah Cave

blade

Museum number: 1930,0306.39 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Shukbah Cave

blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.333 |
Cultures/periods: Middle PalaeolithicLower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

blade

Museum number: 1937,1206.51 |
Cultures/periods: x41724 Middle Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.450 |
Cultures/periods: Middle PalaeolithicLower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

blade

Museum number: 1937,1206.6 |
Cultures/periods: x96120 Upper Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

blade

Museum number: 1931,1111.65 |
Cultures/periods: x96120 Upper Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.382 |
Cultures/periods: Middle PalaeolithicLower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.84 |
Cultures/periods: x41724 Middle Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

blade

Museum number: 1930,0306.36 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Shukbah Cave

blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.82 |
Cultures/periods: x41724 Middle Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.21 |
Cultures/periods: x41724 Middle Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.383 |
Cultures/periods: Middle PalaeolithicLower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

blade

Museum number: 1937,1206.17 |
Cultures/periods: x96120 Upper Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

blade

Museum number: 1937,1206.53 |
Cultures/periods: x41724 Middle Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mugharet el-Wad

blade

Museum number: 1930,0306.38 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Shukbah Cave

blade

Museum number: 1930,0306.35 |
Cultures/periods: x111950 Epi-palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Shukbah Cave

blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.120 |
Cultures/periods: x41724 Middle Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

blade

Museum number: 1934,1215.221 |
Cultures/periods: Middle PalaeolithicLower Palaeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Et Tabun

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