Ally Kateusz

Excavating Women

History & Biography

“In her new book, Excavating Women, Dr. Prestes carefully takes a new look at old archaeological reports to identify previously overlooked (or ignored) evidence of women clergy during Late Antiquity, and she contextualizes her new evidence with other known material remains that depict women church leaders, creating a magnificent compendium. She is one of the leaders of a group of scholars doing groundbreaking work in this field. Excavating Women is remarkably readable and beautifully illustrated. I thoroughly recommend it.”