738 RECLAIMING HERSTORY: WOMEN IN MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY FROM THE 18TH CENTURY TO TODAY

Room: 16=CU003-FL3-Chabod

Time: 14:00 – 18:30

Theme: 3. The Life of Archaeological Heritage in Society

Format: Regular session

Organisers: Berlanga, Maria Jose (Universidad de Malaga) – Diaz-Andreu, Margarita (ICREA; Universitat de Barcelona) – Ferrara, Bianca (Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) – Pizzato, Fedra (Universita degli Studi di Verona)

14:00 FOUNDATION DEPOSITS: THE CAREERS OF EMILY PATERSON AND MARY C. JONAS OF THE EGYPT EXPLORATION SOCIETY

Sheppard, Kathleen (Missouri S&T)

14:15 A ‚BENEFACTOR OF SCIENCE.’ MARIA FIORONI, AN (AMATEUR) ARCHAEOLOGIST, MUSEOLOGIST, AND PHILANTHROPIST

Pizzato, Fedra (University of Verona)

14:30 PIONEERING WOMEN AT CUICUL-DJEMILA: ROLE AND IMPACT IN XXTH CENTURY ARCHAEOLOGY IN ALGERIA.

Sadaoui, Dahia (Archeologie; Universite Aix-Marseille)

14:45 DISCUSSION SLOT

15:00 ANOTHER HISTORY OF ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY: THE ROLE OF WOMEN WORKING AT THE LOUVRE MUSEUM (LATE 19TH-20TH CENTURIES)

Rannou, Raphaelle (Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art; Ecole du Louvre; Tours University)

15:15 ARCHAEOLOGY AS A WORLD-VIEW: ANNAMARIE SCHWARZENBACH AND THE FEMALE ARCHAEOLOGISTS IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Ferrara, Bianca (Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) – Giacco, Marialucia (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli)

15:30 THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF ELEONORA BRACCO IN BASILICATA (1933-1961)

Donnici, Fabio (Universita degli Studi della Basilicata)

15:45 DISCUSSION SLOT

16:30 SPANISH SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS AT THE ISTITUTO INTERNAZIONALE DI STUDI LIGURI (BORDIGHERA)

Berlanga, Maria Jose (Universidad de Malaga)

16:45 FEMININE PRESENCE IN ARCHAEOLOGY AT THE CSIC: THE AUTHORS OF ARCHIVO ESPAÑOL DE ARQUEOLOGÍA DURING THE FRANCO DICTATORSHIP (1939-1975)

FernÁndez, Alba (Complutense University of Madrid)

17:00 CHASING THE SUN – WOMEN ARCHAEOLOGIST IN POLISH RESEARCH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN

Wozny, Marzena (Archaeological Museum iin Krakow) – Werra, Dagmara (Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of

Sciences)

17:15 DISCUSSION SLOT

17:30 CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN SPAIN AND CHINA ON THE HISTORY OF WOMEN IN ARCHAEOLOGY: WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM EACH OTHER

Dong, Tianyi (Departament d’Historia I Arqueologia, Universitat de Barcelona; Institut d’Arqueologia IAUB) – Diaz-Andreu, Margarita (ICREA; Departament d’Historia I Arqueologia, Universitat de Barcelona; Institut d’Arqueologia IAUB)

17:45 WOMEN AND ARCHAEOLOGY IN SICILY BETWEEN THE MID-20TH AND 21^ST CENTURIES

Congiu, Marina (Independent Researcher)

18:00 WRITING THE WOMEN ARCHAEOLOGIST IN ALGERIA: BETWEEN CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES AND FUTURE ASPIRATIONS

Bourai, Donia (University Centre Morsli Abdellah)

18:15 DISCUSSION SLOT

SESSION ABSTRACT: The development of archaeology in the more than twenty countries around the Mediterranean Sea has been distinct. However, all of them have a common factor: the role of women in it has been minimised or directly silenced. While not unique when compared to other regions in the world, the way women’s contributions to the development of our study area have been perceived has been clouded by numerous assumptions. The aim of this session is to critically look at women’s involvement in archaeology in the Mediterranean countries from the 18th century until today. The session ambition is to challenge traditional narratives by reassessing women’s contributions to the discipline across a wide range of career opportunities. These include some key ones not usually included in traditional historical narratives of archaeology, such as the administration of archaeology in archaeological services, and the museums. Another topic to explore is intersectionality, examining how factors like gender, status, religion, or nationalism/imperialism may have influenced women archaeologists. The connection (or lack of) of these women with the women’s movements is a further issue to consider. Moreover, papers looking at the possible interconnectedness between women of different countries are welcome. Papers can focus on a variety of different perspectives: biographies, periods, career paths, area of research. A reflection on the sources needed to bring women out of the history’s silence is highly opportune. These may include not only publications, but also documentation stored in archives, photographs, personal narratives and oral history. This session has been organised by the ArqueólogAs/Herstory, Le Donne dell’Archeologia and Ripresa projects.