British archaeologist and prehistorian. She studied at Cambridge. In 1925 and 1926, she took part in excavations in Gibraltar and Palestine. She led an expedition to Kurdistan in 1928. She then led the excavations on Mount Carmel in Palestine where, with Dorothea Bate, she revealed the long-term occupation of the Tabun, El Oued, Es-Skhul, Shuqba and Kebara caves in Palestine. From 1939 to 1952, she held the Chair of Archaeology at Cambridge University. She was the first woman professor at Cambridge. During the Second World War, she served as section officer in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force interpreting aerial photos for the Royal Air Force base at Medmenham.