Introduction: the Ellingson file: a photo album -- Part I. Mary Ross Ellingson's archaeological adventure -- Journey to Olynthus -- The daily routine -- Travel in Greece and Europe in 1931 -- Part II. Sexism and scholarship -- The women -- The men -- Part III. Scandal!: Mary Ross Ellingson's work plagiarized -- A secret uncovered -- Unwritten history -- Epilogue
Summary
Kaiser paints a fascinating picture of gender and power in early twentieth-century archaeology in this examination of the 1931 excavation season at Olynthus, Greece-a season which ushered a sea change in the study of material culture and became a nexus of egregious plagiarism
