Archaeologies of Gender and Violence

“Many of the chapters approach their respective subject with both an eye to judging the ancient world as patently patriarchal yet bring little new theoretical scholarship to understanding the evidence under study.” ~American Journal Of Archaeology

"The effect here is a text that considers theoretical and direct inquiry to reframe how we read violence and gender in the past. The authors present a wide range of entry points in their archaeological research, including differential burial practices, interpretive gaze, ethnography, iconography, ritual analyses, traumatic lesions on the skeleton, and ancient texts." ~Journal of Anthropological Research

“This is an important, enlightening and, in many ways, ground-breaking book on the intersection of sex and gender with violence in past societies… The introductory chapter is stellar, one of the best overviews of gender and violence that I have seen… In sum, this is a wonderfully satisfying book for those deeply embedded in gender and violence theory, as well as for newcomers to the field.” ~Antiquity