Gender in Archaeology: Analyzing Power and Prestige, by Sarah Milledge Nelson, AltiMira Press, Walnut Creek, CA
Nelson uses a historical framework to review a number of archaeological studies purporting to identify men's and women's roles and statuses. Her subtitle refers both to assumptions of links between power and prestige, artifacts, and gender, and to our ow...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
1997-11-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the History of Archaeology |
| Online Access: | http://www.archaeologybulletin.org/article/view/318 |
| Summary: | Nelson uses a historical framework to review a number of
archaeological studies purporting to identify men's and women's roles and statuses. Her
subtitle refers both to assumptions of links between power and prestige, artifacts, and
gender, and to our own archaeological profession's statuses so often linked to gender.
The text is quite accessible to the ordinary undergraduate but its critiques are worth
perusal by experienced researchers; instructors will value its analyses of the many
standard textbook examples that depend upon poorly supported premises. |
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| ISSN: | 1062-4740 2047-6930 |