Peggy Piggott
Women and British Archaeology (1930–1945)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11446263 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Pope (0000-0001-6178-3481, Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, 12–14 Abercromby Square University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7WZ UK, corresponding author), Mairi H Davies (0000-0002-7401-1744, Cultural Assets Directorate, Historic Environment Scotland, Longmore House, Salisbury Place Edinburgh EH9 1SH UK) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 256-279 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Oxford Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0262-5253 • E-ISSN: 1468-0092 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ojoa.12275 |
| OpenAlex | W4381337450 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 32 |
The 2021 film, The Dig, stimulated much interest in discovering more about Peggy Piggott, the archaeologist who first ‘struck gold’ at Sutton Hoo. Piggott was a leading British prehistorian, who produced over sixty published works for the field. Here we examine her early life and career, her training with the Curwens and the Wheelers, her marriage to Stuart Piggott, and her recognized expertise that led to her joining the Sutton Hoo team in 1939. During WWII, she established the modern standard for barrow excavation, and in 1944 was recognized by the Society of Antiquaries for her ‘devotion to the study of archaeology’. Piggott provides a lens through which we consider the careers of 1930s women archaeologists – those factors enabling access to archaeology (class, wartime opportunity) and factors that limited progress (lack of a degree, marriage)
Archaeology · Excavation · Historical archaeology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
A History of Archaeological Thought
Archaeology
Scottish roundhouses the early chapters
Marguerite Wood and Margaret Simpson, two pioneering Scottish women
II.— Excavation of Barrows on Crichel and Launceston Downs, Dorset
Excavating Women
Prehistorian
Hillfort gate-mechanisms
The Royal Archaeological Institute
A Middle Bronze Age Barrow and Deverel-Rimbury Urnfield, at Latch Farm, Christchurch, Hampshire
Five Late Bronze Age Enclosures in North Wiltshire
Excavations at Little Woodbury, Wiltshire
Excavation of Fifteen Barrows in the New Forest 1941–2
Early Iron Age Site at Southcote, Reading
Constructing Houses and Building Context
British Women in Near Eastern Archaeology
Creating Prehistory
Tessa Verney Wheeler
Maiden Castle, Dorset
Excavations at Rams Hill, Uffington, Berks
The Sutton Hoo Ship-Burial. I. The Excavation
Gordon Childe and Scottish Archaeology
Women's History in Britain
Stone and Earth Circles in Dorset
Becoming a Woman and Other Essays in 19th and 20th Century Feminist History
Archaeology and modern times
The Grim's Ditch Complex in Cranborne Chase
Processual archaeology and gender politics. The loss of innocence
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |