Amanda Adams

Amanda Adams (born September 12, 1976) is an American author and archaeologist.^[1] She is also a former fashion model and was featured in the 1996 Buffalo Jeans campaign.^[1]

Amanda Adams
Adams during a book signing event, 2010
Born	(1976-09-12) September 12, 1976 (age 48)
Education	University of California, Berkeley, University of British Columbia
Scientific career
Fields	Archaeology
Thesis	Visions Cast on Stone

Biography

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

• Adams, Amanda (2006), A mermaid's tale: a personal search for love and lore, Greystone Books, ISBN 978-1-55365-117-8
• Adams, Amanda (2010), Ladies of the Field: Early Women Archaeologists and Their Search for Adventure, Douglas & McIntyre, ISBN 978-1-55365-433-9^[4][5]