Louise Hitchcock

Louise is in the foreground, in front of a beautiful ruin, set high on a rocky outcrop. There are one or two tourists walking around the ruin, and Louise looks ready to join them.

Current position

Retired

Where did you study?

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA0.

How did you become interested in archaeology?

I saw the movie Lawrence of Arabia and decided I wanted to be Lawrence of Arabia.

What archaeological projects are you working on at the moment?

Tell es-Safi/Gath, Philistine City of Goliath, Israel

Vapheio-Palaiopyrgi, Lakonia, Greece

Tell us about one of your most interesting archaeological discoveries.

My Bedouin shepherd dog, Freddy Shuwardata who came to Australia from a forest in Israel.

Tell us about a funny / disastrous / amazing experience that you have had while doing archaeology.

A student working with me uncovered the top of an ivory bowl. I knew to stop, cover it, and call a conservator. Now it’s published in World Archaeology.

What’s your favourite part of being an archaeologist?

You never get bored.

Follow up reading.

Most of my 120+ publications are accessible here: https://independentresearcher.academia.edu/LouiseHitchcock

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