30/07/2024
Our contemporary fascination with and understanding of ancient Egypt is due in no small part to this trio of forgotten women. As with their male counterparts, their work wasn't without controversy: these were relatively well-to-do folks travelling to, living in and benefitting professionally from Egypt by removing ancient artefacts from their historical homeland. Yet, their often-ignored legacies effectively laid the foundation of modern Egyptology and influenced our understanding of the ancient world from the beginning.
Kathleen Sheppard is a professor in the History and Political Science department at Missouri S&T and the author of the book Women in the Valley of the Kings.
--https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240729-the-female-travellers-who-shaped-the-ancient-world
