Archaeological Studies of Gender in the Southeastern United States (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series)

In the first book about the archaeology of gender in native societies of southeastern North America, these lively essays reconstruct the different social roles and relationships adopted by women and men before and after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century. These case studies explore the ways in which gender differences affected people's daily lives by examining material evidence from archaeological sites, including grave goods, human remains, and spatial configurations of burials. "This book begins the attempt to answer many of the archaeological questions we are finally asking about the long-ignored but crucially important and ever-present social roles of gender among native Americans in the Southeast." -- Nancy Marie White, University of South Florida, coeditor of Early Women Archaeologists in the Southeastern United States In the first book about the archaeology of gender in native societies of southeastern North America, these lively essays reconstruct the different social roles and relationships adopted by women and men before and after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century. Case studies explore the ways in which gender differences affected peoples daily lives by examining material evidence from archaeological sites, including grave goods, human remains, spatial configurations of burials and architecture, and evidence for economic specialization and the division of labor within households. Contents Gender and the Archaeology of the Southeast, by Christopher B. Rodning and Jane M. Eastman 1. Challenges for Regendering Southeastern Prehistory, by Cheryl Claassen 2. The Gender Division of Labor in Mississippian Its Role in Shaping Production for Exchange, by Larissa Thomas 3. Life Courses and Gender among Late Prehistoric Siouan Communities, by Jane M. Eastman 4. Mortuary Ritual and Gender Ideology in Protohistoric Southwestern North Carolina, by Christopher B. Rodning 5. Those Men in the Gender, Politics, and Mortuary Practices in Late Prehistoric Eastern Tennessee, by Lynne P. Sullivan 6. Piedmont Siouans and Mortuary Archaeology on the Eno River, North Carolina, by Elizabeth I. Monahan Driscoll, R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr., and H. Trawick Ward 7. Auditory A Clue to Gender in Prehistoric and Historic Farming Communities of North Carolina and Virginia, by Patricia M. Lambert 8. Concluding Thoughts, by Janet E. Levy Jane M. Eastman is visiting assistant professor of anthropology at East Carolina University. Christopher B. Rodning is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Challenges For Regendering Southeastern Prehistory / Cheryl Claassen -- The Gender Division Of Labor In Mississippian Households: Its Role In Shaping Production For Exchange / Larissa Thomas -- Life Courses And Gender Among Late Prehistoric Siouan Communities / Jane M. Eastman -- Mortuary Ritual And Gender Ideology In Protohistoric Southwestern North Carolina / Christopher B. Rodning -- Those Men In The Mounds: Gender, Politics, And Mortuary Practices In Late Prehistoric Eastern Tennessee / Lynne P. Sullivan -- Piedmont Siouans And Mortuary Archaeology On The Eno River, North Carolina / Elizabeth Monahan Driscoll, R.p. Stephen Davis, Jr., And H. Trawick Ward -- Auditory Exostoses: A Clue To Gender In Prehistoric And Historic Farming Communities Of North Carolina And Virginia / Patricia Lambert -- Concluding Thoughts / Janet E. Levy. Edited By Jane M. Eastman And Christopher B. Rodning ; Foreword By Jerald T. Milanich. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [179]-216) And Index. A discussion of the archaeology of gender in native societies of southeastern North America. The essays seek to reconstruct the different social roles and relationships adopted by women and men before and after the arrival of the Europeans in the 16th century. Case studies are included.