Gender Locales and Local Genders in Archaeology

This volume had its inception in an EAA session (in Thessalonica, Greece in September 2002) which covered issues of social theory and gender in Archaeology. Of the 8 papers in this volume, 4 were presented during the session and a further 4 were prepared especially for this publication. Contents: (1) The Golden Age of the Carpathian Basin and the Beautiful Warrior (Lázló Reményi); (2) Female Interaction during the Early and Middle Bronze Age Europe with special Focus on Bronze Tubes on Dress (Sophie Bergerbrant); (3) Engendering cultural communication networks: Gender related exchange systems of North Caucasian Iron Age societies between high mountains, piedmonts and the steppe (Sabine Reinhold); (4) The Significance of Children, animals, and teeth in life and death: Kin and gender negotiations at Styrmansberget, Gotland, Sweden 100-550 AD (Marie Svedin); (5) Making People Visible; Tapestries from Viking Age Norway (Anita Synnestvedt); (6) Folk Belief and Society: An Example from Northern Sweden (Lillian Rathje); (7) Female saints, their altars and offerings. Popular social practice in 21st century Argentina (Per Cornell); (8) Teaching: How do Students grow into Explorers of Knowledge, and how do Teachers grow into Facilitators of Learning? (Linda Lövkvist & Tove Hjungdal).