Wilhelmina Van Ingen Elarth
Wilhelmina van Ingen Elarth (1905-1969) was an archaeologist and art history and classical studies professor. She studied at Vassar and received her doctorate at Radcliffe. In addition to her research contributions to the classics, she also bridged her interest to contemporary art and architecture. Her grandfather was Henry van Ingen. Early life Van Ingen was a second-generation American after her grandfather, Hudson River School painter Henry van Ingen, emigrated to the US. She was born in Rochester, New York, in 1905. Her father was the architect Hendrik van Ingen. Education Van Ingen received her undergraduate degree at Vassar in 1926 before traveling to Greece to study at the American School of Classical Studies, participating in excavations at Eleusis. She continued her education back in the US at Radcliffe College with a master's degree in art history and classical archaeology in 1929. In 1932, when she graduated from Radcliffe with a doctorate, her dissertation was tit ...
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Archaeology
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. It is usually considered an independent academic discipline, but may also be classified as part of anthropology (in North America – the four-field approach), history or geography. Archaeologists study human prehistory and history, from the development of the first stone tools at Lomekwi in East Africa 3.3 million years ago up until recent decades. Archaeology is distinct from palaeontology, which is the study of fossil remains. Archaeology is particularly important for learning about prehistoric societies, for which, by definition, there are no written records. Prehistory includes over 99% of the human past, from the Paleolithic until the adven ...
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