Archaeologies of Social Life
Age, Sex, Class Etcetra in Ancient Egypt
Social Archaeology
1. Edition October 1999
276 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-21299-7
John Wiley & Sons
Archaeologies of Social Life is a fascinating new perspective on everyday life in ancient Egypt.
List of Figures.
Acknowledgements.
Prologue.
1. Individuals, Selves and Bodies.
2. Feminisms, Gender Trouble and Sexuality.
3. Body and Soul in the Archaeology of Egypt.
4. Mapping Age, Sex and Class at Deir el Medina.
5. Accessing Individuals at Deir el Medina.
Epilogue.
Notes.
References.
Index.
Acknowledgements.
Prologue.
1. Individuals, Selves and Bodies.
2. Feminisms, Gender Trouble and Sexuality.
3. Body and Soul in the Archaeology of Egypt.
4. Mapping Age, Sex and Class at Deir el Medina.
5. Accessing Individuals at Deir el Medina.
Epilogue.
Notes.
References.
Index.
"The book will be of particular interest to students and scholars
of social anthropology, although chapters focussing on Deir el
Medineh will interest Egyptologists as well." Religious Studies
Review
"[T]his study is a welcome addition to archeological research
which employs various theories in order to present more data from
an ancient, long-gone past." Journal of the Economic and Social
History of the Orient
of social anthropology, although chapters focussing on Deir el
Medineh will interest Egyptologists as well." Religious Studies
Review
"[T]his study is a welcome addition to archeological research
which employs various theories in order to present more data from
an ancient, long-gone past." Journal of the Economic and Social
History of the Orient
Lynn Meskell is Assistant Professor in the department of Anthropology at Columbia University. She was previously a research fellow at New College, Oxford. Her publications include Archaeology Under Fire: Nationalism, Politics and Heritage in the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (1998) and a forthcoming volume with Dominic Montserrat, Private Life in New Kingdom Egypt.
