Joan Sheldon (archaeologist)

Joan Sheldon (archaeologist)

Changing short description from "British archaeologist (1906–1994)" to "British archaeologist (1926–1994)"

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{{Short description|British archaeologist (1906–1994)}}
{{Short description|British archaeologist (1926–1994)}}
[[File:Joan Sheldon.jpg|alt=Black and white image of a woman at an archeological site holding a rope attached to a slanted pole|thumb|Sheldon at an archaeological site]]
[[File:Joan Sheldon.jpg|alt=Black and white image of a woman at an archeological site holding a rope attached to a slanted pole|thumb|Sheldon at an archaeological site]]
'''Joan Sheldon''' (1926 – 1994) was an [[Environmental archaeology|environmental archaeologist]] at the [[UCL Institute of Archaeology]]. After her retirement, she wrote about the Department of Environmental Archaeology at UCL, which she is known for. During her career, she specialized in the identification of charcoal.{{cite journal |last1=Pye |first1=E. |year=2015 |title=From the Archives: Women of the Early Institute |journal=Archaeology International |volume=18 |issue=1 |doi=10.5334/ai.1817 |doi-access=free }}{{cite journal |last1=Sheldon |first1=J. |year=2001 |title=Environmental archaeology at the Institute: the early years |journal=Archaeology International |volume=5 |issue=1 |doi=10.5334/ai.0504 |doi-access=free }}
'''Joan Sheldon''' (1926 – 1994) was an [[Environmental archaeology|environmental archaeologist]] at the [[UCL Institute of Archaeology]]. After her retirement, she wrote about the Department of Environmental Archaeology at UCL, which she is known for. During her career, she specialized in the identification of charcoal.{{cite journal |last1=Pye |first1=E. |year=2015 |title=From the Archives: Women of the Early Institute |journal=Archaeology International |volume=18 |issue=1 |doi=10.5334/ai.1817 |doi-access=free }}{{cite journal |last1=Sheldon |first1=J. |year=2001 |title=Environmental archaeology at the Institute: the early years |journal=Archaeology International |volume=5 |issue=1 |doi=10.5334/ai.0504 |doi-access=free }}