Friends of ASOR present the next webinar in our monthly series on October 13, 2022 at 6:00 pm EDT, featuring Dr. Jack Green. This presentation shares insights on the recently published volume (with co-author and co-editor Ros Henry): Olga Tufnell’s ‘Perfect Journey’: Letters and photographs of an archaeologist in the Levant and Mediterranean(UCL Press, 2021).

Olga Tufnell (1905–85) was a British archaeologist working in Egypt, Cyprus, and Palestine in the 1920s and 1930s, a so-called “golden age of archaeological discovery.” Based largely on letters and photographs from the Olga Tufnell archive at the Palestine Exploration Fund, this book sheds light on personal experiences of travel and excavation daily life at this extraordinary time.

The letters offer insights into social and professional networks and history of archaeological research, particularly for Palestine under the British Mandate, including the excavations at Tell el Far’ah (South), Tell el-‘Ajjul, and Tell ed-Duweir (ancient Lachish). They provide information about foreign archaeologists, relationships with local workers and community members, and the colonial frameworks they operated within.

Join Dr. Green as he explores aspects of Olga Tufnell’s extensive travel and the emergence of tourism in this period across the East Mediterranean and Levant. The webinar will conclude with a live Q&A session.

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