Dorothy King is an American

United States

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 archaeologist and historian

Historian

A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...

 who lives and works in England

England

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. Described as someone who "breaks the mould of the dusty academic", she is the author of a 2006 book on the Elgin Marbles

Elgin Marbles

The Parthenon Marbles, forming a part of the collection known as the Elgin Marbles , are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures , inscriptions and architectural members that originally were part of the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens...

 defending the British retention of the Marbles against Greek claims, and a former Fellow

Fellow

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 of the Jesus Project

Jesus Project

The Jesus Project, announced in December 2007, was intended as a five-year investigation to examine whether Jesus existed as an historical figure...

. She is also known as a blog

Blog

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ger who discusses politics from a conservative view, as well as historical and archaeological subjects. In 2008 she was cited by The New Republic

The New Republic

The magazine has also published two articles concerning income inequality, largely criticizing conservative economists for their attempts to deny the existence or negative effect increasing income inequality is having on the United States...

as an example of an "Obamacon", a conservative supporter of Barack Obama

Barack Obama

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. The Guardian

The Guardian

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described her as: "Blonde, glamorous and a fearless hunter of treasures" and mentioned that she refused to pose for Playboy magazine.

External links

• PhDiva - Personal blog of Dorothy King.