Table of Contents

Field Notes The Nile's Grand Dame Amelia Edwards (1831-1892) Noah's Ark -- A good poem by 7 -- No one to say no -- the Dolomites -- Lady 'L' -- Voyaging on the Nile -- Pyramids and other wonders -- Abu Simbel -- Responding to a threat -- Egyptology -- The fund -- To break a leg -- Revelations All Dressed Up in a Man's Suit Jane Dieulafoy (1851-1916) In a man's suit -- Tomboy -- Meeting Marcel -- Being a solider -- Partnership -- The first excavations -- Persia -- The Lion Frieze and glory of Susa -- Rejection -- Paris saloons and a yawn -- Down south -- Writing about it all -- Back to the field -- Fever -- On being married Mexico's Archaeological Queen Zelia Nuttall (1857-1933) Queening at the table -- Gold Rush -- A special picture book -- Alphonse and Nadine -- Terracotta heads -- The big fair -- Mr. Boas -- Casa Alvarado -- Lost things -- The Island of Sacrificios -- Fury -- Fame -- A return to light Oh, Desert Tiger! Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) Catching the eye of a star -- Growing up with gardens -- Family matters and letters home -- School days -- Languages and leaving -- The field -- Pretty things -- Petra -- Days melt like snow -- (lost) Love - Death and reflections on adventure Just Like a Volcano Harriet Boyd Hawes (1871-1945) Inside a volcano -- Athens by bicycle -- Nursing -- Across the wine dark sea -- Digging in Crete -- Donkeys at a Trot -- Gournia -- The Headhunter -- Now, the kitchen -- Babies & books -- A rumbling wake Archaeology's Big Detective Agatha Christie (1890-1976) M is for mystery -- Girls? They should run wild -- Ashfield -- Coming out in Cairo -- Mrs. Christie -- Around the world -- The bad year -- Vanished -- Orient Express -- Meeting Max -- Le Camping -- Khabur Valley -- A detective's eye - Tell me Like a Glass of Stony White Wine Dorothy Garrod (1892-1968) Archaeology's new voice -- family of science -- three brothers -- Abbe Breuil -- Human origins -- A tiny skull in her hands -- Mount Carmel -- Sherry Sabbath -- Deafening! - Hello Cambridge -- Ancient beaches -- The Amazons have broken down the gates at last Excavations Glossary Notes Bibliography Recommended Reading Acknowledgments

About the Author

Amanda Adams is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and holds a master's degree in anthropology from the University of British Columbia. She is the author of one previous work of nonfiction, A Mermaid's Tale: A Personal Search for Love and Lore.

Reviews

"...descriptively good-humored prose... Full of well-researched facts, these tales of seven determined explorers will interest anyone looking for a good adventure."--Publishers Weekly "Adams makes these inspirational women easily accessible"--Library Journal "Adams pays long-overdue tribute to a truly remarkable group of women who defied societal norms and expectations in order to pursue their passion for archaeology"&#8212Booklist