A British archaeologist known for work on the Palaeolithic of England and Gibraltar and for extensive excavations at Mount Carmel, Palestine, uncovering skeletal remains of primary importance to the study of human evolution. Some authorities believe that these remains represent an intermediate stage between Neanderthal man and modern man. F She and Dorothy Bate found a long sequence of Lower Palaeolithic to Epipalaeolithic cultures in several caves. Garrod also work in southern Kurdistan, Bulgaria, France, and southern Lebanon. She was the first woman professor at Cambridge University.