Gender in Archaeology Analyzing Power and Prestige

, by Nelson, Sarah Milledge

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ISBN: 9780761991168 | 0761991166
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 8/8/1997

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Preface to the Second Edition	p. xi
Acknowledgments to the First Edition	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Gender as a Concept	p. 3
History of Gender Research in Archaeology	p. 4
Power and Prestige	p. 5
The Constructed Past	p. 8
The Value of Gendered Archaeology	p. 9
Lens, Mirror, or Prism?	p. 12
Chapter Organization	p. 14
The Creation of Power and Prestige	p. 18
Exploring Gender in Anthropology	p. 19
Scientific Outsiders	p. 22
Women as Archaeologists	p. 25
The Hairy-Chested and the Hairy-Chinned	p. 27
Remedies	p. 31
Conclusion	p. 32
Interpreting Gender in the Past	p. 34
Gender Implications of Archaeological Theories	p. 34
Some Principles for Engendering Archaeology	p. 39
Strategies for Gender Research	p. 40
Resources for Engendering the Past	p. 42
Conclusion	p. 47
In the Beginning: Archaeology, Gender, and Origins Research	p. 48
Origins and Evolution	p. 50
Evolution Constructed as Male	p. 52
Women's Responses	p. 54
Primate Research: Our Own Reflection	p. 57
"Early Man" Studies and the Absence of "Early Woman"	p. 60
Gendering the European Paleolithic	p. 61
Conclusion	p. 63
Gender and the Division of Labor: Interpreting Material Culture	p. 64
Toolmakers: The Critique	p. 68
Gathering and Hunting: The Critique	p. 74
Farmers: The Critique	p. 77
Food Preparation: The Critique	p. 79
Potters: The Critique	p. 82
Fiber Arts: The Critique	p. 84
Conclusion	p. 87
Households and Domestic Groups: Interpreting Places and Relationships	p. 88
Households	p. 89
The Ancestors and Households through Time	p. 90
Kinship	p. 91
Matriarchy, Matrilineality, and Matrilocality	p. 92
Kin Organization: Stylistic Analyses	p. 95
Motherhood	p. 101
Daughters and Sisters	p. 102
Wives	p. 103
Conclusion	p. 104
The Larger Community: Power and Prestige	p. 105
Traders	p. 109
Healers	p. 109
Religious Leaders	p. 111
Warriors and Athletes	p. 113
Leaders: Big Women, Chiefs, and Queens	p. 114
Conclusion	p. 121
Human Images and Ideology: Beliefs about Gender	p. 122
Female Figurines	p. 125
Upper Paleolithic "Venus" Figurines	p. 125
Depictions of Women Interpreted as Sex Objects	p. 126
The Neolithic "Religion of the Goddess"	p. 130
The Question of Fertility	p. 131
Evidence for Women as Religious Leaders	p. 134
Ideology as Mystification	p. 134
Conclusion	p. 137
New Paths to Gender in Archaeology	p. 138
Sexuality, Identity, and the Body	p. 139
Bodies in Archaeology	p. 142
Sexuality	p. 144
Identities	p. 145
Archaeologies of Childhood	p. 146
Feminist Presentations of Archaeology	p. 146
Conclusion	p. 149
Gender, Agency, and Muted Voices	p. 150
Engendering Theories	p. 152
Agency	p. 154
Values	p. 156
Toward a Gendered Archaeology	p. 156
Conclusion	p. 157
Bibliography	p. 159
Name Index	p. 195
Subject Index	p. 201
About the Author	p. 213
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