Margaret Benson and Janet Gourlay were pioneering Egyptologists notable for their excavation of the Precinct of Mut, one of four temples in the Karnak Temple Complex. They defied Victorian gender norms by leading excavations in this male-dominated field—all while falling in love with one another.
Margaret Benson and Janet Gourlay were pioneering Egyptologists notable for their excavation of the Precinct of Mut, one of four temples in the Karnak Temple Complex. They defied Victorian gender norms by leading excavations in this male-dominated field—all while falling in love with one another.
