The Archaeology of Identity: Approaches to Gender, Age, Status, Ethnicity and Religion

by Margarita Díaz-Andreu, Sam Lucy, Staša Babić

Bringing together a wealth of scholarship which provides a unique integrated approach to identity, The Archaeology of Identity presents an overview of the five key areas which have recently emerged in archaeological social theory:

* gender
* age
* ethnicity
* religion
* status.

This excellent book reviews the research history of each areas, the different ways in which each has been investigated, and offers new avenues for research and exploring the connections between them.

Emphasis is placed on exploring the ways in which material culture structures, and is structured by, these aspects of individual and communal identity, with a particular examination of social practice.

Useful for social scientists in sociology, anthropology and history, under- and postgraduates will find this an excellent addition to their course studies.

Genres: Archaeology

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 31, 1997

Reviews

[Mike The Pirate · Rating 3 out of 5]

A really good source of information if you have the time and will to battle through it. It sounds like an undergraduate who has a certain number of pages to write and is going to be late for class wrote it, it is so dense. Still, I'm glad I had to read it for class.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

This short collection of chapters is a great, quick over-view of modern archaeological approaches for many aspects of identity. The Joyce chapter is particularly compelling, as it shows how intertwined many identities can be. Important read for those interested in archaeology.