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Part One of Nelson's 'Handbook of Gender in Archaeology.'
Part IV of Nelson's 'Handbook of Gender in Archaeology' (2006). Examines the archaeology of women's lives and activities around the globe.
Sarah Nelson, recognized as one of the key figures in the studying gender in the ancient world and women in archaeology, brings together much of the work she has done in a single volume with her latest thinking on the development of gender studies in the field.
Using a mixture of historical documents, mythology, archaeological data, and ethnographic studies of contemporary shamans, this book builds a case for shamans being the driving force behind the blossoming of complex societies. It tells how shamans in East Asia are generally women, who used their access to the spirit world to take leadership roles.
Reflects the various changes in the study of gender and archaeology. This title covers issues such as sexuality studies, the body, children, and feminist pedagogy. It also covers the roles of women and men in such areas as human origins, the sexual division of labor, kinship and other social structures, state development, and ideology.
This teaching novel is an archaeological suspense story set in northeast China at a site that is called the Goddess Temple. Clara, protagonist of NelsonΓÇÖs Spirit Bird Journey, begins work at an excavation at the Temple, only to discover the problems of contemporary looting, government meddling, and excavation interpersonal dynamics. NelsonΓÇÖs story also describes the lifeways of the Neolithic people who used the temple thousands of years agoΓÇötheir economy, social structure, gender relations, and religious ritualsΓÇöthrough the eyes of a young woman living there. Written by a leading American archaeologist specializing in these topics, this volume is both a good read and good archaeology. An ideal starting point to introduce archaeology to college students.
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