Female archaeologists of the 1930s are showcased in a new exhibition.
PublishedA female archaeologist said she hoped a new exhibition would showcase the "immeasurable contribution" of women in uncovering secrets of the past.
“There should be no restraints. If you look back at what female archaeologists did, given the restraints of the time period they were living in, it was incredible,” she said.Helen Carlton-Smith, 13, worked regularly on the dig at Verulamium and kept a detailed diary “Most people had heard of her husband Mortimer Wheeler, as he was good at promotion," Ms Diggins said.
She said Tessa Wheeler trained one of the most famous archaeologists of the 20th century at Verulamium, Kathleen Kenyon, who became the first female president of the Oxford University Archaeological Society.
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