The Dig: How Women Are Rewriting the Rules of Archaeology The traditional image of an archaeologist is one of dusty tomes and faintly musty air – a lone figure hunched over a dig site, brush in hand, uncovering secrets of a bygone era.
However, as women have increasingly taken center stage in this field, it's clear that the discipline itself is undergoing a radical transformation.
Over the last 30 years, women have risen to comprise more than half of all archaeologists.