Gender and Archaeology Gender and Archaeology Contesting the past Roberta Gilchrist London and New York First published 1999 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29West 35th Street, NewYork, NY10001 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group This edition published in theTaylor & Francis e-Library, 2001. © 1999 Roberta Gilchrist All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Gilchrist, Roberta. Gender and archaeology: Contesting the past / Roberta Gilchrist. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Feminist Archaeology. 2. Sex role – History – Philosophy. I. Title. CC72.4.G55 1999 99 –28835 930. 1’082–dc21 CIP ISBN 0–415–21599–4 (hbk) ISBN 0–415–21600–1 (pbk) ISBN 0-203-00797-2 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-08576-0 (Glassbook Format) For my mother, Gail Contents List of illustrations List of illustrations ix