Gender in archaeology : analyzing power and prestige / Sarah Milledge Nelson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nelson, Sarah M., 1931-2020.

Series:

Gender and archaeology series ; v. 9.

Gender and archaeology series ; v. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminist archaeology.

Social archaeology.

Women--History.

Women.

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 213 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, [2004]

Summary:

Sarah Milledge Nelson takes on the formidable task of attempting the first comprehensive feminist, theoretical synthesis of the flood of archaeological work on gender. She examines the roles of women and men in such areas as human origins, the sexual division of labor, kinship and other social formations, state development, and ideology. Nelson provides examples from gender-specific archaeological studies worldwide to examine such traditional myths as woman the gatherer, the goddess hypothesis, and the Amazon warriors, replacing them with a more nuanced, informed treatment of gender based on the latest research. She also examines the structure of the archaeological discipline in her attempt to understand and change a discipline that has made women all but invisible both as researchers and objects of research. Nelson's book is a benchmark work for all archaeologists working on or interested in gender and points the way toward fruitful avenues for further research.

Contents:

The creation of power and prestige

Interpreting gender in the past

In the beginning : archaeology, gender, and origins research

Gender and the division of labor : interpreting material culture

Households and domestic groups : interpreting places and relationships

The larger community : power and prestige

Human images and ideology : beliefs about gender

New paths to gender in archaeology

Gender, agency, and muted voices.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-193) and indexes.

ISBN:

0759104956

0759104964

OCLC:

53138808