Veronica Seton-Williams FSA, was a British-Australian archaeologist who excavated in Egypt and the Near East, as well as in Britain.
12 Facts About Veronica Seton-Williams
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Veronica Seton-Williams studied history and political science at the University of Melbourne and then Egyptology and prehistory at University College London.
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Marjory Veronica Seton-Williams was born in Melbourne, Australia, the daughter of Seton Gordon Nixon Williams, a lawyer, and Eliza Mary Staughton.
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Veronica Seton-Williams learned Judo, which she said came in handy later in life when she was working in the Middle East.
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Veronica Seton-Williams was educated at home until 1925 when she attended Clyde Girls Grammar School.
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Veronica Seton-Williams initially enrolled for a degree in Egyptology, under professor Stephen Glanville, but was persuaded to read British prehistory instead.
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Veronica Seton-Williams worked with E Cecil Curwen on the 1935 excavation of Whitehawk Camp, in Brighton.
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Veronica Seton-Williams learned to speak Arabic in order to supervise Arab workmen on dig sites.
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In 1949 Seton-Williams worked on renewed excavations at Sakce Gozu, in Turkey, a site previously excavated by John Garstang.
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Veronica Seton-Williams completed her PhD on Syrian Archaeology in 1957.
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Veronica Seton-Williams taught Egyptian and Mesopotamian archaeology for 25 years at the University of London, during which time she frequently collaborated with colleagues Joan du Plat Taylor and John Waechter on field projects in Cyprus, Syria and Turkey.
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Veronica Seton-Williams was living in Balsham, Cambridgeshire when she died on 29 May 1992.