Crystal-M. Bennett OBE, BA, D.LITT., FSA: A Memoir

Author: Prag, Kay

Source: Palestine Exploration Quarterly, Volume 142, Number 1, March 2010 , pp. 43-63(21)

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Abstract:

This memoir, which is based on a version presented as the Twentieth Crystal Bennett Memorial Lecture for the Council for British Research in the Levant at the British Academy on 7 March 2008, attempts a brief retrospective and assessment of Crystal Bennett's archaeological career and achievements. Her training in Romano-British archaeology was an influence on her subsequent work in the Near East, in particular on her major contribution to the study of the Iron Age of southern Jordan and the Edomites of the Bible. Her strengths were especially as field archaeologist, organizer and colleague. She had a challenging and successful role as first director of the British Institute at Amman and her support of the young is gratefully remembered. The occasion of my lecture provided a welcome opportunity to remember her role as colleague and friend.

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/003103209X12483454548284

Affiliations: The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL;, Email: kay.prag@manchester.ac.uk

Publication date: 2010-03-01

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