ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture 5: Reading 5 of Anthropology.docx

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHROP 1AA3
• Professor: Karen Mc Garry

Document Summary

Gender is not the same as sex. Sex refers to the biological male or female. The expression of gender varies and has always from society to society. Archaeology of gender: the ideology of gender, with roles and gender relations - the ways in which gender intersects with all aspects of human social life. Archaeology: archaeological methods and approaches to find how our gender worked in ancient societies, to unravel its cultural meanings. Art styles and representations were one powerful way in which struggles for political power were worked out in many ancient societies. Rosemary joyce found a pair of figurines. They were buried upright in small pits east and west of an exotic stone slab. In monumental architecture, ritual is enacted through the shared actions of men and women. Elite men and women collaborated in ritual activities. The traditional values of the family and women"s roles as food producers were downplayed in the face of powerful ritual messages.