Amanda Adams

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Amanda Adams
File:Amanda Adams 2010.jpg
Adams during a book signing event, 2010
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley, University of British Columbia
Scientific career
FieldsArchaeology
Thesis Visions Cast on Stone

Amanda Adams is an American author and archaeologist.[1] She is also a former fashion model and was featured in the 1996 Buffalo Jeans campaign.[1]

Biography

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She attended University of California, Berkeley, Department of Anthropology in the late 1990s and completed her degree with the Kroeber prize. She then obtained a master's degree in archaeology from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Her thesis was titled Visions Cast on Stone, abstracts were published in the journal The Midden.[2]

Adams' first book. A Mermaid's Tale, was about the mermaid legends from around the world.[1] It received a starred review in Booklist.[3] Her second book, Ladies of the Field, details the adventurous lives of early, female archaeologists.[4][5][6]

Publications

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Further reading

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  • Booklist STARRED review; September 15, 2006
  • Visions Cast in Stone: The Petroglyphs of Gabriola Island, B.C. The Midden 216(2):2-9. Publication of the Archaeological Society of British Columbia
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