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Women in archaeology is an aspect of the history of archaeology and the topic of women in science more generally. In the nineteenth century women were discouraged from pursuing interests in archaeology, however throughout the twentieth century participation and recognition of expertise increased. However women in archaeology face discrimination based on their gender and many face harassment in the workplace.

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Women in archaeology

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Women in archaeology is an aspect of the history of archaeology and the topic of women in science more generally. In the nineteenth century women were...

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List of archaeologically attested women from the ancient Mediterranean region

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following list features women from the ancient Mediterranean region and adjacent areas who are attested primarily through archaeological evidence. They are...

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Gender archaeology

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invisibility of women in archaeological research, feminist archaeology was established. Feminist archaeology allows for the study of feminine roles in societies...

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List of archaeology journals

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A Study of Women's Publication and the Citation of Women's Work in Historical Archaeology". In Claassen, Cheryl (ed.). Women in Archaeology. Philadelphia:...

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History of archaeology

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Archaeology is the study of human activity in the past, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that...

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Feminist archaeology

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of women in the discipline of archaeology, and reducing androcentric bias[citation needed] within the field. Feminist archaeology has expanded in recent...

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Rebecca Wragg Sykes

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founders of TrowelBlazers, a website set up to celebrate the lives of women in archaeology, palaeontology and geology. She is a patron of Humanists UK. Wragg...

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Women in prehistory

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male-sapiens sapiens female couplings. Great Goddess hypothesis Women in archaeology Researchers such as Lacy and Ocobock also stressed the difference...

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Transgender archaeology

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Transgender archaeology is an approach to archaeology that encompasses how transgender studies and its theoretical approaches can be a tool to understand...

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Biblical archaeology

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Biblical archaeology is an academic school and a subset of Biblical studies and Levantine archaeology. Biblical archaeology studies archaeological sites...

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Modern archaeology

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Modern archaeology is the discipline of archaeology which contributes to excavations.[clarification needed] Johann Joachim Winckelmann was one of the founders...

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Sara Champion

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British archaeologist with an interest in the European Iron Age and the role and visibility of women working in archaeology. She was editor of PAST, the newsletter...

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Women in the workforce

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archaeology Cheryl Claassen, Women in Archaeology (1994) Margarita Diaz-Andreu and Marie Louise Stig Sorensen, Excavating Women: A History of Women in...

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Queer archaeology

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predominant archaeological discourse. In this last point, queer archaeology coincides with feminist archaeology. This does not only represent a look at women from...

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Archaeology of Israel

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The archaeology of Israel is the study of the archaeology of the present-day Israel, stretching from prehistory through three millennia of documented...

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Women in ancient warfare

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of women recorded as participating in ancient warfare, from the beginning of written records to approximately 500 CE. Contemporary archaeological research...

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Women in Egypt

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of women in Egypt has changed throughout history, from ancient to modern times. From the earliest preserved archaeological records, Egyptian women were...

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Kenyon Institute

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British School of Archaeology at Jerusalem (BSAJ), is a British research institute supporting humanities and social science studies in Israel and Palestine...

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List of inscriptions in biblical archaeology

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items made or given shape by humans, that are significant to biblical archaeology. This table lists inscriptions which are of particular significance to...

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Istanbul Archaeology Museums

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The Istanbul Archaeology Museums (Turkish: İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri) are a group of three archaeological museums located in the Eminönü quarter of...

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Cognitive archaeology

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Cognitive archaeology is a theoretical perspective in archaeology that focuses on the ancient mind. It is divided into two main groups: evolutionary cognitive...

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Archaeology of Australia

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Australian archaeology is a large sub-field in the discipline of archaeology. Archaeology in Australia takes four main forms: Aboriginal archaeology (the archaeology...

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American Journal of Archaeology

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American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts founded by the institute in 1885). The publication was co-founded in 1885 by Princeton...

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Chronological dating

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archaeology, geology, paleontology, astronomy and even forensic science, since in the latter it is sometimes necessary to investigate the moment in the...

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Woman

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limited women's activities and opportunities, resulting in gender inequality; many religious doctrines and legal systems stipulate certain rules for women. With...

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Women in Iran

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history, women in Iran have played numerous roles, and contributed in many ways, to Iranian society. Historically, tradition maintained that women be confined...

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African diaspora archaeology

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African diaspora archaeology is the study of the archaeology of the African diaspora; Africans that were forcibly transported throughout the world by...

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