Gertrude Caton-Thompson

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Gertrude Caton-Thompson ( February 1, 1888 - April 18, 1985 ) was a British archaeologist .

Life

In 1893 Gertrude Caton-Thompson lost her father, who left her with a considerable fortune. She was financially independent for the rest of her life. After completing her schooling, she traveled a lot, for example through France , Italy , Malta and Switzerland from 1906 to 1910 and to Egypt in 1907 and 1911 . In doing so, she discovered her passion for bygone cultures and prehistory .

In 1921 she began studying prehistoric archeology at University College London , where she met the Petrie couple . She made her first excavation experiences with the Petries in Abydos in 1921-22 , 1923-25 ​​she dug with Petrie and Guy Brunton in Qau el-Kebir , 1924-28 she directed research in northern Fajum . In Zimbabwe they examined the "1929 ruins of Zimbabwe " on behalf of the British Science Association , furthermore, they examined the oasis Kharga (1930-1934) and the South Arabian Hadhramaut (1937-1938).

She specialized in prehistoric times and refuted the theory of WF Hume of the Geological Survey of Egypt that there was no prehistoric time in Egypt.

Awards & honors

Publications (selection)

  • with Guy Brunton: The Badarian Civilization and predynastic remains near Badari (= British School of Archeology in Egypt. 46, ZDB -ID 423806-0 ). British School of Archeology in Egypt, London 1928.
  • The Zimbabwe Culture. Ruins and reactions. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1931.
  • with Elinor W. Gardner: The Desert Fayum. 2 volumes. The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, London 1934.
  • The Tombs and Moon Temple of Hureidha (Hadhramaut) (= Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. 13, ISSN  0953-7163 ). Society of Antiquaries, Oxford 1944.
  • Kharga Oasis in Prehistory. The Athlone Press, London 1952.
  • Mixed memoirs. Paradigm Press, Gateshead 1983, ISBN 0-9506104-2-9 .

literature

  • Diane L. Holmes: Caton-Thompson, Gertrude. In: Kathryn A. Bard (Ed.): Encyclopedia of the Archeology of Ancient Egypt. Routledge, London 1999, ISBN 0-415-18589-0 , pp. 191-192.
  • Morris L. Bierbrier: Who was who in Egyptology . 4th revised edition. Egypt Exploration Society, London 2012, ISBN 978-0-85698-207-1 , p. 108.
  • Grahame Clark: Gertrude Caton-Thompson, 1888–1985 . In: Proceedings of the British Academy . tape 71 , 1986, pp. 523-531 ( thebritishacademy.ac.uk [PDF]).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed May 12, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Caton-Thompson, Gertrude
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1888
DATE OF DEATH April 18, 1985