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Excavating Women - A History of Women in European Archaeology (Paperback)
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Excavating Women - A History of Women in European Archaeology (Paperback)
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Archaeologists are increasingly aware of issues of gender when
studying past societies; women are becoming better represented
within the discipline and are attaining top academic posts.
However, until now there has been no study undertaken of the
history of women in European archaeology and their contribution to
the development of the discipline. Excavating Women discusses the
careers of women archaeologists such as Dorothy Garrod, Hanna Rydh
and Marija Gimbutas, who against all odds became famous, as well as
the many lesser-known personalities who did important
archaeological work. The collection spans the earliest days of
archaeology as a discipline to the present, telling the stories of
women from Scandinavia, Mediterranean Europe, Britain, France,
Germany and Poland. The chapters examine women's contributions to
archaeology in the context of other, often socio-political, factors
that affected their lives. It examines issues such as women's
increased involvement in archaeological work during and after the
two World Wars, and why so many women found it more acceptable to
work outside of their native lands. This critical assessment of
women in archaeology makes a major contribution to the history of
archaeology. It reveals how selective the archaeological world has
been in recognizing the contributions of those who have shaped its
discipline, and how it has been particularly inclined to ignore the
achievements of women archaeologists. Excavating Women is essential
reading for all students, teachers and researchers in archaeology
who are interested in the history of their discipline and its
sociopolitics.
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