Ida Hill
| Ida Thallon Hill | |
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Ida Hill, c. 1930s
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Ida Carleton Thallon August 11, 1875 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | December 14, 1954 At sea |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Archaeologist |
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| Discipline | Classical archaeology |
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| Notable works | Readings in Greek History, From Homer to the Battle of Cheronea; a Collection of Extractions from the Sources |
Ida Thallon Hill (August 11, 1875—December 14, 1954) was an American archaeologist, classical scholar and historian. Hill had a strong interest in the relationship between history, geography, and archaeology, which was reflected in her research and publications over her fifty year career.
Ida Carleton Thallon was born on August 11, 1875 to John and Grace Green Thallon. She attended Packer Collegiate Institute for Girls in Brooklyn, New York. She obtained a Bachelor of Art Degree (AB) from Vassar College in 1897.
Hill attended the American School of Classical Studies in Athens from 1899 to 1901. Joining her at the school was fellow Vassar alumni Lida Shaw King. King and Hill were friends who travelled together for three months in Europe before starting classes. They would later collaborate on archaeological publications.
While at school, archaeologist Wilhelm Dörpfeld's lectures on the topography of Athens had a strong influence on Hill. She was also inspired by friend and fellow student Harriet Boyd. Boyd was a strong advocate for allowing women students to participate in excavations and was successful in gaining permission from the school director to excavate a site of her choosing.
In 1900 when Hill returned for her second year, school director Rufus Richardson offered King and Hill the publication of the terracottas from Corinth. They began this project together, but Hill completed the project twenty four years later. During this time in Athens, Hill also studied geometric vases for her Master’s thesis at Vassar.
Hill's first experience of fieldwork was in February 1901, when she participated in the excavation at Varie Cave under the direction of Charles Weller. Hill and King worked again together as part of his team. Hill kept a journal during her time in the field and in the journal she describes the “day by day progress which yielded several inscriptions, hundreds of lamps and coins, and several reliefs of Pan, Hermes and the Nymphs". Hill was assigned the study of the marble reliefs, which she published in 1903.
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