This volume demonstrates how archaeological data viewed through the lens of gender studies can lead researchers to question and reformulate current models of household organization, subsistence and craft production, ritual performance, and the structure of ancient states. Editor(s): Brumfiel, Elizabeth M. Series: Archaeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association. Num Pages: 125 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 215 x 8. Weight in Grams: 328.

This volume demonstrates how archaeological data viewed through the lens of gender studies can lead researchers to question and reformulate current models of household organization, subsistence and craft production, ritual performance, and the structure of ancient states.

• Challenges existing models of prehistoric society that assume the existence of rigidly binary gender systems
• Part of the Archaeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association Series