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Archaeology, sexism, and scandal : the long-suppressed story of one woman's discoveries and the man who stole credit for them / Alan Kaiser.
Penn Museum Library CC115.E45 K35 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kaiser, Alan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ellingson, Mary Ross, 1908-1993.
- Ellingson, Mary Ross.
- Women archaeologists--United States--Biography.
- Women archaeologists.
- Archaeologists--United States--Biography.
- Archaeologists.
- Plagiarism.
- History.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- United States.
- Greece--Olynthus (Extinct city).
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Greece--Olynthus (Extinct city).
- Robinson, David M. (David Moore), 1880-1958.
- Robinson, David M.
- Plagiarism--United States--History--20th century.
- Sexism in science.
- Sexism in education.
- Olynthus (Extinct city).
- Macedonia (Greece)--Antiquities.
- Macedonia (Greece).
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 251 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
- Summary:
- The 1931 excavation season at Olynthus, Greece, changed how archaeologists study material culture, and was the nexus of one of the most egregious cases of plagiarism in the history of classical archaeology. Kaiser draws on the private scrapbook that budding archaeologist Mary Ross Ellingson compiled during that dig, and recounts how the unearthing of private homes emerged as a means to examine the day-to-day of ancient life in Greece. He shows that David Robinson stole Ellingson's words and insights for his own, and many fellow academics were complicit in the theft.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The Ellingson file : a photo album
- Part I. Mary Ross Ellingson's archaeological adventure. Journey to Olynthus ; The daily routine ; Travel in Greece and Europe in 1931
- Part II. Sexism and scholarship. The women ; The men
- Part III. Scandal! Mary Ross Ellingson's work plagiarized. A secret uncovered ; "Unwritten history" ; Epilogue ; Appendix: The Vlach wedding letter.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-244) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781442230033
- 1442230037
- OCLC:
- 884808929
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