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Duels with pistols continued, and were
more deadly than sword fights – because, in
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As a 20-year-old female archaeology student,
I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed the article
on female archaeologists (Spades, Soil and
Sisterhood, December). This representation is
wonderful in itself, but it also ignited a spark
of pride in my own educational institution:
the UCL Institute of Archaeology.
I’m happy to report that the archaeology
department at UCL does indeed make a big
deal of female archaeologists, both those
of UCL and others – as well as the males.
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