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Kathleen Kenyon
Liberty University

Kathleen Kenyon

A research paper submitted to professor franklin castello
In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For
BIBL – 471

Liberty University Online

By
Esther Lucas-Robinson

october 10, 2010

Esther Lucas-Robinson
BIBL – 471 – Biblical Archaeology
Kathleen Kenyon

Introduction
Some of the more remarkable archaeological discoveries in the 20th century were made by Dame Kathleen Kenyon. Kathleen Kenyon was born into the heart of the English scholarly community and with all the help that influence and connections could provide became one of the foremost excavators in Great Britain. Even though Miss Kenyon was purported to be a Christian, she did not argue for the biblical account perspective when referencing her excavations. She believed that archaeology was needed to prove the historicity of the Bible; but more importantly, that archaeology was needed to aid us in the interpretation of the "older parts of the Old Testament, which from the nature of their sources cannot be read as a straightforward record (Kenyon, 266). Remembered for her substantial contributions to the field of archaeology Miss. Kenyon brought with her refined versions of the excavation method pioneered by Mortimer Wheeler. Along with inventing field methods that strengthened the science, Kathleen shaped the discipline of archaeology with her contribution to institutions, training of future archaeologists and publications. Another important aspect of Kathleen Kenyon's archaeological career was her role as a teacher. From 1948 to 1962 she lectured in Levantine Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. Kenyon's teaching, complemented by her excavations at Jericho and Jerusalem (which successively formed her 'field school'), helped to train a generation of archaeologists, who went on themselves to teach in Britain, Australia, Canada, the United States, Denmark and elsewhere.
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Bibliography: Davis, Miriam C. Digging Up the Holy Land, Left Coast Press, Walnut Creek, CA, 2008 Koriech, Hana. ‘Beyond Jericho”, Archaeology On-line Reviews, Archaeological Institute of America, 2008 Cohen, Getzel M., Joukowsky, Martha Sharp. Breaking Ground: Pioneering Women Archaeologists, University of Michigan Press, 2009 and New Horizons, Fall, 2003 Shanks, Hershel Biblical Archaeology Society, September, 1975 Broshi, Magen Wood, Bryant. “Did the Israelites Conquer Jericho? A New Look at the Archaeological Evidence”, Associates for Biblical Research, May, 2008 Hunt, Dave. and McMahon, T.A. “Joshua Did Fit”, The Berean Call, 2010 www.wikipedia.com [ 1 ]. Davis, Miriam C. Digging Up the Holy Land, Left Coast Press, Walnut Creek, CA, 2008 [ 2 ] [ 3 ]. Koriech, Hana. ‘Beyond Jericho”, Archaeology On-line Reviews, Archaeological Institute of America, 2008 [ 4 ] [ 16 ]. Hunt, Dave., McMahon, T.A. “Joshua Did Fit”, The Berean Call, 2010

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