Bolger - A Companion to Gender Prehistory

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

A companion to gender prehistory / edited by Diane Bolger.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-470-65536-8 (cloth)
1. Prehistoric peoplesSex differences. 2. Women, Prehistoric. 3. Social archaeology. 4. Sex role. I. Bolger, Diane, 1954
GN741.C574 2012
930.1dc23

2012015898

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Jacket image: From top: Gold Moche head ornament, from Sipan tomb, Peru, Nathan Benn / Alamy; Hacilar clay female statues from SE Anatolia, 6th millennium BC. Museum fur Vor- und Fruhgeschichte, Berlin / Corbis; Asian gods LandOfSmile / Shutterstock
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IN MEMORY OF ELIZABETH BRUMFIEL AND JANET SPECTOR,
INSPIRING FEMINISTS AND PIONEERS OF GENDER PREHISTORY