Exam 13: The Archaeology of People

Gender is socially and culturally constructed. Gender roles and relations acquire meaning in culturally and historically meaningful ways; therefore, gender is a vital part of human social relations and a central issue in the study of ancient human societies. Using our own society as the model, how are gender roles assigned and how are individuals trained to assume them?

Gender roles, social organization, ancient trade practices, religious beliefs-all are intangible parts of the archaeological record that archaeologists must treat as

For archaeologists, the most important source of information about prehistoric social organization and ranking is

To engender the past means to focus not only on major material achievements like metallurgy or pot-making, or on ancient environments, but also on interpersonal relations and the social dynamics of

Markets are both places and particular styles of administering and organizing trade that encourage people to set aside one place for trading and offering relatively stable, almost fixed prices for