Joan Sheldon (archaeologist)

Joan Sheldon (1906 – 1994) was an environmental archaeologist at the UCL Institute of Archaeology. She was the assistant to archaeologist Frederick Zeuner. Her specialization was in the identification of charcoal.[1] After her retirement, she wrote about environmental archaeology at UCL.[2]

Career

Sheldon joined the UCL Institute of Archaeology Department of Environmental Arcaheology in 1948. She was assistant to Frederick Zeuner, the head of the department, until his death in 1963. After 1963, she worked under Geoffrey Dimbleby. She specialized in charcoal analysis. During her career as an analyst, she worked with a team of other archaeologists including Wilhelmina Jashemski to analyze charred plant remains in the ruins of the gardens at Herculaneum. After her retirement, she wrote about her work with Frederick Zeuner and the development of environmental archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Pye, E. (2015). "From the Archives: Women of the Early Institute". Archaeology International. 18 (1). doi:10.5334/ai.1817.
  2. ^ a b Sheldon, J. (2001). "Environmental archaeology at the Institute: the early years". Archaeology International. 5 (1). doi:10.5334/ai.0504.
  3. ^ Romano, Chiara; Pons Pujol, Lluís (2025-04-15). "Garden Archaeology: Lights and shadows of the 30s–80s of the 20th century in the Vesuvian area". Quaternary International. 724 109714. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2025.109714. ISSN 1040-6182.

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