Ruth Sawtell Wallis
Date of Birth  :
1895-1978
Place of Birth  :
France
Country  :
France
Field of Expertise  :
Anthropology
Educational background  :
Bachelors degree in English and anthropology at Radcliffe College.
Acheivements / Contributions  :

  • The first Azilian skeleton was known to be found by Ruth Sawtell Wallis.
  • She was an american physical anthropologist.
  • Wallis excavated two Azilian graves at Montardit (Ariege) in the French Pyrenees, and discovered the first Azilian skeletons in France.
  • In the 1950s, Ruth Wallis conducted fieldwork in collaboration with her husband.
source: Ruth Sawtell Wallis

Bibliography  :
The Micmac Indians of Eastern Canada,cold bed in the clay, Too Many Bones,Blood From A Stone,No Bones About it.