EXHIBITION: Gemma Lewis, curator of the Museum of Archaeology in Durham. Picture: ANDY LAMB
A NEW exhibition commemorating the role of women in archaeology is opening in the region this week.
‘Shattering Perceptions: The Women of Archaeology’ will open on Thursday at Durham University’s Museum of Archaeology at Palace Green Library.
The exhibition features personal items owned by North-East born archaeologist Gertrude Bell, as well as objects excavated from Jericho by the Mistress of Stratigraphy, Dame Kathleen Kenyon.
Museum curator Gemma Lewis said “Students have created a fun-filled and information packed exhibition with plenty of fantastic stories about women and archaeology”.
The exhibition, which includes groundbreaking work from the university, will run until Monday, October 29.
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