GENDER ITALIAN ARCHAEOLOGY: CHALLENGING THE STEREOTYPES [Paperback]

The original research papers in this volume represent the first attempt to address issues of gender in the archaeology of Italy. Ranging from prehistoric to early classic periods, the authors address theoretical and methodological issues, as well as present a series of cases using both traditional and feminist research methods.

The original research papers in this volume represent the first attempt to address issues of gender in the archaeology of Italy,from prehistoric to early classic periods

Ruth D. Whitehouse is Professor of Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. She has researched for many years on Italian and West Mediterranean prehistory, concentrating on social archaeology in general and more specifically on ritual and religion. In the last decade she has also pursued research into gender archaeology. Combining these areas of interest is an edited volume, Gender and Italian Archaeology. Challenging the Stereotypes (1998).