Gender Locales and Local Genders in Archaeology [Paperback]

This volume had its inception in an EAA session (in Thessalonica, Greece in September 2002) which covered issues of social theory and gender in Archaeology. Of the 8 papers in this volume, 4 were presented during the session and a further 4 were prepared especially for this publication. Contents: (1) The Golden Age of the Carpathian Basin and the Beautiful Warrior (L??zl?? Rem??nyi); (2) Female Interaction during the Early and Middle Bronze Age Europe with special Focus on Bronze Tubes on Dress (Sophie Bergerbrant); (3) Engendering cultural communication networks: Gender related exchange systems of North Caucasian Iron Age societies between high mountains, piedmonts and the steppe (Sabine Reinhold); (4) The Significance of Children, animals, and teeth in life and death: Kin and gender negotiations at Styrmansberget, Gotland, Sweden 100-550 AD (Marie Svedin); (5) Making People Visible; Tapestries from Viking Age Norway (Anita Synnestvedt); (6) Folk Belief and Society: An Example from Northern Sweden (Lillian Rathje); (7) Female saints, their altars and offerings. Popular social practice in 21st century Argentina (Per Cornell); (8) Teaching: How do Students grow into Explorers of Knowledge, and how do Teachers grow into Facilitators of Learning? (Linda L??vkvist & Tove Hjungdal).This volume had its inception in an EAA session (in Thessalonica, Greece in September 2002) which covered issues of social theory and gender in Archaeology. Of the 8 papers in this volume, 4 were presented during the session and a further 4 were prepared especially for this publication.