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Dame Kathleen Kenyon: Digging Up the Holy Land (UNIV COL LONDON INST ARCH PUB)

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I have to admit that I approached Dame Kathleen Kenyon: Digging Up the Holy Land with trepidation. I am no Ph.D. and can't even rank myself as even a rank amateur in the field of archeology. Further, I feared I would be inundated with unknown jargon, unknowable theories and actors I had never heard of. Instead, Davis' book took me step by step into a useful and pertinent knowledge of Dame Kenyon - both who she was and what she did. I never felt out of place and now know more about archeology and the excavation of the Holy Land than I had ever hoped. And that knowledge is there for the barest tyro to the most expert in the field. Dame Kathleen Kenyon: Digging Up the Holy Land is well written, well researched, entertaining and informative. Instead of just technical work, you are also able to learn about Dame Kenyon the person. At the same time, this book provides enough inside information and advanced knowledge that professionals in the field will find it helpful, interesting, informative and must read material. Dig on Davis' Dame Kathleen Kenyon: Digging Up the Holy Land and find yourself in a holistic reading and learning experience!