Hester Stanhope
Noblewoman; British aristocrat, antiquarian and archaeologist (1776-1839) · Historical Figures · Died at 63
Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope was a British adventurer, writer, antiquarian, and one of the most famous travellers of her age.
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Her excavation of Ascalon in 1815 is considered the first to use modern archaeological principles, and her use of a medieval Italian document is described as "one of the earliest uses of textual sources by field archaeologists". Her letters and memoirs made her famous as an explorer.
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