Nancy Ch. de C. Movius and her ‘unusual career’

Abstract

The paper traces the life of Adelaide-born Nancy Champion de Crespigny Movius whose interest in the ancient world led her in 1932 to undertake archaeological training in England with Mortimer and Tessa Wheeler at the Verulamium (StAlbans) and Maiden Castle excavations and with Dorothy Garrod at Newnham College, Cambridge. Her participation in archaeological exploration continued with her marriage to Hallam L. Movius Jr, an archaeologist who became Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Harvard University and with whom she worked in SE Asia and Europe, and in particular at Abri Pataud.