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The Archaeology of Northeast China is an up-to-date synthesis of the archaeology and prehistory of the region called Dongbei by the Chinese, but known in the west as Manchuria. Based on recent archaeological discoveries, and fully illustrated, the book presents evidence to show that far from being a backwater palely reflecting the glories of central China, Manchuria in prehistory had both its own developmental trajectory, parallel to but different from that of China, and contributed to the formation of the characteristics of what came to be Chinese. New information on the Northeast region of China indicates that it was not populated exclusively by nomadic peoples, but that some of the earliest farming sites can be found here. The Hongshan culture with its Goddess Temple and female figurines is unique, with spectacular and unprecedented jade carving. Lower Xiajiadian culture has painted pottery that can be seen to be the forerunner to the magnificent Shang bronzes. Written by Chinese archaeologists working in the region, and introduced and edited by Sarah M. Nelson, who has worked extensively in East Asia, the book provides a firsthand account of recent developments made accessible to a Western audience. eBook available with sample pages: 0203429877
This new edition of the first comprehensive feminist, theoretical
synthesis of the archaeological work on gender reflects the
extensive changes in the study of gender and archaeology over the
past 8 years. New issues-such as sexuality studies, the body,
children, and feminist pedagogy-enrich this edition while the
author updates work on the roles of women and men in such areas as
human origins, the sexual division of labor, kinship and other
social structures, state development, and ideology. Nelson provides
examples from gender-specific archaeological studies worldwide to
examine such traditional myths as woman the gatherer, the goddess
hypothesis, and the Amazon warriors, replacing them with a more
nuanced, informed treatment of gender based on the latest research.
She also examines the structure of the archaeology in her attempt
to understand and change a discipline that has made women all but
invisible both as researchers and objects of research. Honored as a
Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Book, Nelson's work will
continue to be the benchmark for archaeologists interested in
gender as a subject of research and in the profession.
Written by a distinguished group of feminist archaeologists, In
Pursuit of Gender examines the role of gender in archaeology, an
area that has long been neglected. The chapters in this volume
represent sites and cultures that have been interpreted or
reinterpreted from the perspective of gender, exploding old
assumptions about women and the roles they held. Greatly
illuminating the subject of gender from the perspective of their
own regional traditions, the authors take the reader through an
authoritative and comprehensive discussion of gender archaeology in
Asia, Africa, North and South America. Societies represented
include hunter-gatherers, early horticulturalists, incipient and
well-developed states, historic communities, as well as
ethnoarchaeological explorations. The chapters are characterised by
a greater specificity in methods, and the emergence of a social
archaeology that considers the agency of both men and women. In
Pursuit of Gender advances the study of gender in archaeology with
detailed data, a world-wide scope and carefully reasoned
conclusions that move into new territory, paving the way towards
further research in gender-based theory.
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
Are All Warriors Male? is a lively inquiry into questions of gender
on the ancient Eurasian steppes. The book's contributors are
archaeologists who work in eastern Europe, Central Asia, and
eastern Asia, and this volume is the result of their field research
in this vast. As little has been written about the evidence of
gender roles in ancient-or modern-pastoralist societies, this book
helps to fill an empty niche in our understanding of how sexual
roles and identities have shaped and been shaped by such social and
cultural circumstances. Are All Warriors Male? is a groundbreaking
work that challenges current conceptions about the development of
human societies in this great cauldron of humanity.
Throughout human history, gender has served as one of the ways in
which human beings form their identities and then make their way in
the world. But it is not the only way: We also discover ourselves
through race, age, class, and other categories. Increasingly,
archaeologists are recovering evidence of the ways in which gender
has been important in identity-formation in the past, especially in
its interaction with other social factors. In Identity and
Subsistence, a number of scholars look at how the idea of gender
has worked with respect to the formation of the self, masculinity
and femininity, human evolution, and the development of early
agrarian and pastoralist societies.
Throughout human history, gender has served as one of the ways in
which human beings form their identities and then make their way in
the world. But it is not the only way: We also discover ourselves
through race, age, class, and other categories. Increasingly,
archaeologists are recovering evidence of the ways in which gender
has been important in identity-formation in the past, especially in
its interaction with other social factors. In Identity and
Subsistence, a number of scholars look at how the idea of gender
has worked with respect to the formation of the self, masculinity
and femininity, human evolution, and the development of early
agrarian and pastoralist societies.
Archaeology is one of our most powerful sources of new information
about the past, about the lives of our ancient and not-so-ancient
ancestors. The contributors to Women in Antiquity consider the
theoretical problems involved in discerning what the archaeological
evidence tells us about gender roles in antiquity. The book
includes chapters on the history of gender research, historical
texts, mortuary analysis, household remains, hierarchy, and
ethnoarchaeology, with each chapter teasing out the inherent
difficulty in interpreting ancient evidence as well as the promise
of new understanding. Women in Antiquity offers a fresh, accessible
account of how we might grasp the ways in which sexual roles and
identities shaped the past.
In Worlds of Gender ten prominent scholars consider the research on
gender and archaeology that has been conducted around the world.
The authors discuss the archaeological evidence for gender
distinctions from Africa, East Asia, South Asia, Australia, Europe,
Mesoamerica, North America, and South America. Although some
regions of the world have only been studied sporadically, this
volume brings together the totality of the evidence to make it
possible to compare sexual roles and identities from far-flung
cultures of vastly different time periods. Worlds of Gender is an
excellent resource for comparative cultural studies and gender
studies, as well as a useful examination of how gender roles affect
social structures.
Archaeology is one of our most powerful sources of new information
about the past, about the lives of our ancient and not-so-ancient
ancestors. The contributors to Women in Antiquity consider the
theoretical problems involved in discerning what the archaeological
evidence tells us about gender roles in antiquity. The book
includes chapters on the history of gender research, historical
texts, mortuary analysis, household remains, hierarchy, and
ethnoarchaeology, with each chapter teasing out the inherent
difficulty in interpreting ancient evidence as well as the promise
of new understanding. Women in Antiquity offers a fresh, accessible
account of how we might grasp the ways in which sexual roles and
identities shaped the past.
Gyeongju, the capital of the Kingdom of Silla, grew from a loose
confederation of villages, called Saro, to become the capital of
most of the Korean peninsula. Its relationships with Japan, the
Eurasian Steppes, and countries along the Silk Road leading to
Europe helped to make the city one of the most prosperous and
significant in ancient East Asia. In this seminal new volume, Sarah
Milledge Nelson draws on over 30 years' experience to offer the
first complete history of this fascinating city. Gyeongju explores
culture, class and rank, industry, international relations, rulers,
and socio-cultural issues such as gender, and examines in detail
the complex systems of class and rank, Gyeongju's position as the
royal seat of Silla, and the influence and legacy of the ancient
city. Excavations in Gyeongju have provided evidence not only of
the wealth and power of the monarchy, but also of production and
agriculture, and the reach of Gyeongju's trade routes, making this
city a fascinating case study for the region. Augmented with
extensive maps and images which illustrate the city's rich history,
this volume is crucial reading for anyone interested in the city,
the kingdom of Silla, the history and archaeology of Korea, and
early urbanism and state formation in East Asia.
Sarah Nelson's teaching novel follows Clara, a Korean-American
archaeologist, to an excavation in her ancestral homeland. The
story recounts her experiences as a field archaeologist and as a
young woman caught between two cultures. Nelson also tells the
story of Flyingbird and the Neolithic people who lived in the mound
Clara is excavating. Addressing issues of gender, shamanism, ethnic
identity, and Neolithic culture, and written by a leading American
archaeologist specializing in these topics, this volume is both a
good read and good archaeology. An ideal starting point to
introduce archaeology to college students.
This teaching novel is an archaeological suspense story set in
northeast China at a site that is called the Goddess Temple. Clara,
protagonist of Nelson's Spirit Bird Journey, begins work at an
excavation at the Temple, only to discover the problems of
contemporary looting, government meddling, and excavation
interpersonal dynamics. Nelson's story also describes the lifeways
of the Neolithic people who used the temple thousands of years ago
their economy, social structure, gender relations, and religious
rituals through the eyes of a young woman living there. Written by
a leading American archaeologist specializing in these topics, this
volume is both a good read and good archaeology. An ideal starting
point to introduce archaeology to college students.
Sarah Nelson, recognized as one of the key figures in studying
gender in the ancient world and women in archaeology, brings
together much of the work she has done over three decades into a
single volume. The book covers her theoretical contributions, her
extensive studies of gender in the archaeology of East Asia, and
her literary work on the subject. Included with the selections of
her writing-- taken from diverse articles and books published in a
variety of places-- is an illuminating commentary about the
development of her professional and personal understanding of how
gender plays out in ancient societies and modern universities and
her current thinking on both topics.
This teaching novel is an archaeological suspense story set in
northeast China at a site that is called the Goddess Temple. Clara,
protagonist of Nelsonas Spirit Bird Journey, begins work at an
excavation at the Temple, only to discover the problems of
contemporary looting, government meddling, and excavation
interpersonal dynamics. Nelsonas story also describes the lifeways
of the Neolithic people who used the temple thousands of years
agoatheir economy, social structure, gender relations, and
religious ritualsathrough the eyes of a young woman living there.
Written by a leading American archaeologist specializing in these
topics, this volume is both a good read and good archaeology. An
ideal starting point to introduce archaeology to college students.
Sarah Milledge Nelson's bold thesis is that the development of
states in East Asia-China, Japan, Korea-was an outgrowth of the
leadership in smaller communities guided by shamans. Using a
mixture of historical documents, mythology, archaeological data,
and ethnographic studies of contemporary shamans, she builds a case
for shamans being the driving force behind the blossoming of
complex societies. More interesting, shamans in East Asia are
generally women, who used their access to the spirit world to take
leadership roles. This work challenges traditional interpretations
growth of Asian states, which is overlaid with later Confucian
notions of gender roles. Written at a level accessible for
undergraduates, this concise work will be fascinating reading for
those interested in East Asian archaeology, politics, and society;
in gender roles, and in shamanism.
Sarah Milledge Nelson's bold thesis is that the development of
states in East Asia-China, Japan, Korea-was an outgrowth of the
leadership in smaller communities guided by shamans. Using a
mixture of historical documents, mythology, archaeological data,
and ethnographic studies of contemporary shamans, she builds a case
for shamans being the driving force behind the blossoming of
complex societies. More interesting, shamans in East Asia are
generally women, who used their access to the spirit world to take
leadership roles. This work challenges traditional interpretations
growth of Asian states, which is overlaid with later Confucian
notions of gender roles. Written at a level accessible for
undergraduates, this concise work will be fascinating reading for
those interested in East Asian archaeology, politics, and society;
in gender roles, and in shamanism.
Although the ancient Near East has been studied by anthropologists,
archaeologists, philologists, and historians, no single work has
explored issues of gender and social identity across the broad
temporal and geographical range of Near Eastern civilizations.
Gender Through Time in the Ancient Near East thus makes a unique
contribution to gender studies. The volume's contributors an
international group of experts from Near Easern, European and
American institutions look at the archaeological and other evidence
to find out how gender roles were constructed in these ancient
worlds and what they meant to the men and women who assumed them.
Gyeongju, the capital of the Kingdom of Silla, grew from a loose
confederation of villages, called Saro, to become the capital of
most of the Korean peninsula. Its relationships with Japan, the
Eurasian Steppes, and countries along the Silk Road leading to
Europe helped to make the city one of the most prosperous and
significant in ancient East Asia. In this seminal new volume, Sarah
Milledge Nelson draws on over 30 years' experience to offer the
first complete history of this fascinating city. Gyeongju explores
culture, class and rank, industry, international relations, rulers,
and socio-cultural issues such as gender, and examines in detail
the complex systems of class and rank, Gyeongju's position as the
royal seat of Silla, and the influence and legacy of the ancient
city. Excavations in Gyeongju have provided evidence not only of
the wealth and power of the monarchy, but also of production and
agriculture, and the reach of Gyeongju's trade routes, making this
city a fascinating case study for the region. Augmented with
extensive maps and images which illustrate the city's rich history,
this volume is crucial reading for anyone interested in the city,
the kingdom of Silla, the history and archaeology of Korea, and
early urbanism and state formation in East Asia.
Follows Clara, a Korean-American archaeologist, to an excavation in
her ancestral homeland. This title recounts her experiences as a
field archaeologist and as a young woman caught between two
cultures. It also tells the story of Flyingbird and the Neolithic
people who lived in the mound Clara is excavating.
Sarah Nelson, recognized as one of the key figures in studying
gender in the ancient world and women in archaeology, brings
together much of the work she has done over three decades into a
single volume. The book covers her theoretical contributions, her
extensive studies of gender in the archaeology of East Asia, and
her literary work on the subject. Included with the selections of
her writing-- taken from diverse articles and books published in a
variety of places-- is an illuminating commentary about the
development of her professional and personal understanding of how
gender plays out in ancient societies and modern universities and
her current thinking on both topics.
Sarah Nelson's book surveys Korean prehistory from the earliest paleolithic settlers, perhaps half a million years ago, through the formation of the Three Kingdoms and on to the creation of United Silla in AD 668, when the peninsula was largely united for the first time. The author treats the development of state-level societies and their relationship to polities in Japan and China, and the development of a Korean ethnic identity. Emphasizing the particular features of the region, the author dispels the notion that the culture and traditions of Korea are pale imitations of those of its neighbors, China and Japan.
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