Edith Eccles
Edith Eccles | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1910-10-08)8 October 1910 |
| Died | 24 June 1977(1977-06-24) (aged 66) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Royal Holloway, University of London |
| Known for | Excavations at Knossos and Arkalochori |
| Awards | Mary Paul Collins Scholarship in Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Archaeology |
| Institutions | British School at Athens Bryn Mawr College |
Edith Eccles (8 October 1910 in Liverpool – 24 June 1977) was a British classical archaeologist who did work at the British School at Athens and worked with Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos on Crete in the 1930s.[1] She studied at Royal Holloway, University of London.[2]
Career
During the 1930s she was a friend of Mercy Money-Coutts who worked and travelled with her in Greece and beyond.[3] She remained active after the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis that ultimately ended her life.[2]
In 1935, Eccles assisted the archaeologist Spyridon Marinatos with excavations at the cave sanctuary of Arkalochori.[2] She maintained a strong professional relationship with Marinatos throughout her life, which is documented through letters published in 2015.[1]
In 1936, Eccles attended Bryn Mawr College as the Mary Paul Collins Fellow in Archaeology. At that time, she worked on illustrations for Arthur Evans's publication of their excavations at Knossos.[4] Eccles studied Greek Archaeology under Mary Hamilton Swindler,[2] whilst researching gems and seal stones of the Late Minoan and Mycenean periods.[5]
Selected works
- Eccles, Edith. "The Seals and Sealings." Annual of the British School at Athens vol. 40(1940): 43–49.[6]
- Hutchinson, R. W., Edith Eccles and Sylvia Benton. "Unpublished Objects from Palaikastro and Praisos. II." The Annual of the British School at Athens, vol. 40(1939): 38–59. [1].
References
- ^ a b Marinatos, Nanno (2015). Sir Arthur Evans and Minoan Crete: Creating the Vision of Knossos. London; New York: I. B. Tauris. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-78076-811-3.
- ^ a b c d Momigliano, Nicoletta. "EDITH ECCLES (1910-1977)" (PDF). Breaking Ground: Women in Old World Archaeology, Brown University. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Elizabeth Schofield, Mercy Money-Coutts Seiradaki (1910-1993). Retrieved 16 September 2024
- ^ Sir Arthur Evans (1935). The Palace of Minos at Knossos, Volume IV, Part I. Macmillan and Co. p. 347. doi:10.11588/DIGLIT.1117.
- ^ "Graduates Acclaim Plan for Exchange". The College News. Bryn Mawr and Wayne, PA. 14 October 1936. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ Eccles, Edith (November 1940). "§ 6. The Seals and Sealings". Annual of the British School at Athens. 40: 43–49. doi:10.1017/S0068245400004937. ISSN 2045-2403.
