Women in Antiquity

Sarah Milledge Nelson is the John Evans Professor of Archaeology at the University of Denver. She edited theHandbook of Gender in Archaology, from which this text is adapted.

A brilliant addition to the archaeological literature. Sarah Nelson has commissioned an international group of scholars to assess the state of gender research in their areas of expertise. The result is a treasure trove of essays devoted to theoretical assessments and case studies involving themes that are central to archaeology, such as early domestication, the secondary products revolution, gender identities, landscape studies, mortuary analyses, and much, much more. These essays introduce new perspectives and future directions for research, thus providing readers with models for developing their own projects. The book is indispensable for anyone with serious interests in the organization of society, divisions of labor, and the social dynamics of the human past.

• 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Methods in Feminist and Gender Archaeology: A Feeling for Difference- and LikenessChapter 3 Feminist Theory and Gender Research in Historical ArchaeologyChapter 4 Gender, Things, and Material CultureChapter 5 Gender and Archaeological Mortuary AnalysisChapter 6 The Engendered HouseholdChapter 7 Gender and LandscapesChapter 8 Gender, Heterarchy, and Hierarchy9 Gender and EthnoarchaeologyChapter 10 Feminist Gender Research in Classical Archaeology