Women In Archaeology Research Articles

Scholarly Networks, Gender Sociology, and Knowledge Production in Aegean Survey and Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology

Scholarly Networks, Gender Sociology, and Knowledge Production in Aegean Survey and Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology

Martha Sharp Joukowsky, 1936–2022

Martha Sharp Joukowsky, 1936–2022

Documenting Cultures of Harassment in Archaeology: A Review and Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Studies

This article is the first of a two-part series to analyze current research on harassment in archaeology. Harassment has shaped the discipline of archaeology since at least the late 1800s. Since the 1970s, harassment has been recognized as a significant factor impacting gender equity in archaeology. Recent qualitative and quantitative research has verified that harassment occurs at epidemic rates in archaeology. Archaeologists are primarily harassed by other archaeologists, and harassment occurs not only in field research settings but also in classrooms, laboratories, museums, office workplaces, and conferences. Although women in archaeology experience a higher frequency of harassment, both men and women report harassment at disturbingly high rates. Archaeologists of color, LGBTQIA+ archaeologists, nonbinary archaeologists, and archaeologists with disabilities are also disproportionately harassed. As reflected in the author's own career experiences, harassment creates a cognitive burden for survivors and reduces access to professional opportunities, directly impacting diversity within archaeology. Fortunately, there are evidence-based interventions and policies that can reduce harassment and support survivors. These are discussed in the second article, “Disrupting Cultures of Harassment in Archaeology.”

Grants, Gender and Glass Ceilings? An Analysis of ARC-Funded Archaeology Projects

A recent study by Smith and Burke (2006) found that barriers to women’s advancement existed in Australian academic archaeology workplaces. They examined gender biases in employment and publication rates, concluding that systemic barriers exist for women in archaeology despite recent initiatives towards greater gender equity. Smith and Burke identified funding as an area of interest but made only a cursory examination of this issue. We undertook an analysis of ARC-funded archaeology Discovery Projects awarded between 2001 and 2008 to further investigate the influence of gender biases on grant funding. Results show considerable gender disparity in a number of areas, including the gender composition of grant investigators, the amount of funding awarded, the geographical focus of grants and the awarding of fellowships. Of greatest concern is an apparent correlation between the gender of successful applicants and the ratio of women to men serving on the ARC’s Humanities and Creative Arts Panel responsible for the assessment of grant applications. In other words, institutional factors may be contributing to gender disparities in archaeology.

Excavating Women: A History of Women in European Archaeology

1. Excavating women: towards an engendered history of archaeology, Margarita Diaz-Andreu and Marie Louise Stig Sorensen, SECTION I. GENERAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE HISTORY OF WOMEN IN EUROPEAN ARCHAEOLOGY, 2. Rescue and recovery: on historiographies of female archeologists, Marie Louise Stig Sorensen, 3. Archaeology of French women and French women in Archaeology, Anick Coudart, 4. Gender Politics in Polish archaeology, Liliana Janik and Hanna Zawadzka, 5. Women archaeologists in retrospect: the Norwegian case, Liv Helga Dommasnes, Else Johnsen Kleppe, Gro Mandt and Jenny-Rita Naess, 6. Spanish women in a changing world. Strategies in the search for self-fulfilment through antiquities, Margarita Diaz-Andreu, 7. When the wall came down: East German women employed in archaeology before and after 1989, Ruth Struwe, SECTION II. HISTORY THROUGH THE INDIVIDUAL, 8. Archaeology, gender and emancipation: the paradox of Hanna Rydh, Elisabeth Arwill-Nordbladh, 9. Women in British Archaeology: visible and invisible, Sara Champion, 10. Fieldwork is not the proper preserve of a lady: the first women archaeologists in Crete, Marina Picazo, 11. The state of Denmark. Lis Jacobsen and other women in and around archaeology, Lise Bender Jorgensen, 12. Greek women in archaeology: an untold story, Marianna Nikolaidou and Dimitra Kokkinidou, 13. From pictures to stories: traces of female PhD graduates from the Department of Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Tubingen, Germany, Sibylle Kastner, Viola Maier and Almut Schulke, 14. The impact of modern invasions and migrations on archaeological explanation: a biographical sketch of Marija Gimbutas, John Chapman.

The Way We Were: Gender and Archaeology

From my perspective, which is formed by some twelve years of writing about women in archaeology and participation in several conferences on the subject, the results of a gender consciousness in archaeology have manifested themselves in three areas: 1) a critical look at the contemporary profession of archaeology, often in the form of society membership surveys, 2) historiography of individuals and of programs in archaeology, and 3) an interest in women/gender of the distant past. Publications and conference papers in areas 1 and 3 outnumber those of area 2. Against this background it is interesting to view the five publications that are the focus of this review, all released in either 1997 or 1998. All of these books can be placed into one of my three areas: Zeder's is a contemporary look at the profession, Diaz-Andreu and Stig Sorensen's collection constitutes both historiography and commentary on the contemporary status of women archaeologists, and the other three books address women/ gender in the past. Given this distribution, it would appear that gender in the distant past is the current area of emphasis in this endeavor. Does this proportionality of approaches accurately reflect the areas of work in a gendered archaeology in 1999? Seven additional books have been published since 1996 or will be

Women in archaeology

du Cros, Hilary and Laurajane Smith, eds. Women in Archaeology: A Feminist Critique. Canberra: Australian National University, 1993. xxii + 262 pp. including chapter references. AUS $36.80 paper. Claassen, Cheryl, ed. Women in Archaeology. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1994. x + 252 pp. including references and index. $36.95 cloth, $16.95 paper.

Equity Issues for Women in Archeology

university groups, and amateurs all vied for a spot on the archaeological landscape. Turf fights were commonplace, such as the bitter feud between William S. Webb and T. M. N. Lewis. Archaeologists were forced to battle government bureaucracy, regulations, and miles of red tape. The National Research Council and the Smithsonian Institution were often involved; yet out of all this chaos came important research that is still being analyzed and interpreted. The archaeology of this era provided the basis of much of our understanding of Southeastern culture history and many new field and laboratory techniques. Lyon also reviews changes in paradigms during this period. From the impact of the University of Chicago field school on many of the region's most important archaeologists, to the attempted introduction of the McKern Midwest Taxonomic system into the region, to debates on how to properly classify ceramics, the Southeast was a battlefield of archaeological method in North America during the middle of the century. Lyon focuses on two major developments: the stratigraphic method and the direct historic approach. While neither of these methods were invented in the Southeast, they became important during the 1930s. Lyon traces the use of the direct historic approach in the Southeast to the influential work of the ethnologist John R. Swanton. In particular, Swanton worked with archaeologists to attempt to determine the route of the Spanish explorer, Hernando de Soto. Lyon includes modern maps showing the locations of the major projects summarized in the text. The book also includes many historical photographs of federally-sponsored excavations, key figures, and laboratory views. The 24-page bibliography is a very useful guide to Depression Era archaeological publications. New students will find this an excellent source to key primary data. These are both excellent books, and belong on the bookshelf of anyone curious about the development of our discipline in eastern North America. Along with such recent works as Stanley South's Pioneers of Historical Archaeology (1994) and the autobiographical Accidental Archaeologist by Jesse Jennings (1994), they form an important new look at our roots.

Equity Issues for Women in Archeology. Margaret C. Nelson, Sarah M. Nelson, and Alison Wylie, editors. Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association No. 5. American Anthropological Association, Arlington, Virginia, 1994. xii + 236 pp., 41 tables, 36 figures, notes, references. $24.95 (paper).

Equity Issues for Women in Archeology. Margaret C. Nelson, Sarah M. Nelson, and Alison Wylie, editors. Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association No. 5. American Anthropological Association, Arlington, Virginia, 1994. xii + 236 pp., 41 tables, 36 figures, notes, references. $24.95 (paper).

Contributions to Feminism in Archaeology

Previous articleNext article No AccessBook ReviewsContributions to Feminism in Archaeology Women in Prehistory. By Margaret Ehrenberg. Engendering Archaeology: Women and Prehistory. By Joan M. Gero and Margaret W. Conkey. The Archaeology of Gender: Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Chacmool Conference. By Dale Walde and Noreen D. Willows. Exploring Gender through Archaeology: Selected Papers from the 1991 Boone Conference. By Cheryl Claassen. Women in Archaeology. By Cheryl Claassen. Equity Issues for Women in Archeology. By Margaret C. Nelson, Sarah M. Nelson, and Alison Wylie. Women in Ancient Societies: "An Illusion of the Night". By Léonie J. Archer, Susan Fischler, and Maria Wyke.Tracey CullenTracey Cullen Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by American Journal of Archaeology Volume 100, Number 2April 1996 The journal of the Archaeological Institute of America Views: 2Total views on this site Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2307/506907 Views: 2Total views on this site Copyright © 1996 by the Archaeological Institute of America. All rights reserved.PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

Equity Issues for Women in Archaeology. Margaret C. Nelson, Sarah M. Nelson, and Alison Wylie, editors. Archaeological Papers No. 5. American Anthropological Association, Washington D.C., 1994. xii + 235 pp., figures, tables, references. $24.95 (paper); $19.95 (AAA members).

Equity Issues for Women in Archaeology. Margaret C. Nelson, Sarah M. Nelson, and Alison Wylie, editors. Archaeological Papers No. 5. American Anthropological Association, Washington D.C., 1994. xii + 235 pp., figures, tables, references. $24.95 (paper); $19.95 (AAA members).

Women in Archaeology. Cheryl Claassen

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Women in archaeology: perils and progress

Women in archaeology: perils and progress

Women in archaeology

Women in archaeology

Hidden Scholars: Woman Anthropologists and the Native American Southwest, edited by Nancy J. Parezo. Foreword by Nathalie F. S. Woodbury and Richard B. Woodbury. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquer­que. 1993

A public conference followed by scholarly symposium was held at Tucson, AZ in March 1986. Co-sponsored by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, The Southwest Institute for Research on Women, the Arizona State Museum, and the Department of Anthropology and the Southwest Center at the University of Arizona, of the brought together more than 20 scholars to discuss the history of women in southwestern anthropology. The conference included an exhibit with an illustrated catalogue: Daughters of the Desert (Babcock and Parezo 1988). Now, with the publication of Hidden Scholars: Woman Anthropologists and the Native American Southwest, we have, as the Woodburys state in their Foreword, a comprehensive survey of southwestern with an expanded history and biographical profiles of some 50-60 of the most important of the more than 1,600 women who have worked in southwestern anthropol­ogy. This volume appears when there is renewed interest in the history of anthropology, the history of women within anthropology (especially American anthropology), and the issue of gender in archaeological research. Recent symposia and conferences have focused on these topics, e.g., ''Women in Archaeology: The Second Annual Symposium on the History of American held at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (April 1989), and the entire 22nd Annual Chacmool Conference (November 1989).

Presenting the Past: A Review of Research on Women in Archeology

Archaeological Papers of the American Anthropological AssociationVolume 5, Issue 1 p. 23-36 Presenting the Past: A Review of Research on Women in Archeology Mary Ann Levine, Mary Ann Levine University of MassachusettsSearch for more papers by this author Mary Ann Levine, Mary Ann Levine University of MassachusettsSearch for more papers by this author First published: January 1994 https://doi.org/10.1525/ap3a.1994.5.1.23Citations: 3AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume5, Issue1Special Issue: Equity Issues for Women in ArcheologyJanuary 1994Pages 23-36 RelatedInformation

The Status of Women in Archeology: Results of a Preliminary Survey

Archaeological Papers of the American Anthropological AssociationVolume 5, Issue 1 p. 7-15 The Status of Women in Archeology: Results of a Preliminary Survey Leslie E. Wildesen, Leslie E. Wildesen Environmental Training and Consulting International, Inc.Search for more papers by this author Leslie E. Wildesen, Leslie E. Wildesen Environmental Training and Consulting International, Inc.Search for more papers by this author First published: January 1994 https://doi.org/10.1525/ap3a.1994.5.1.7AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume5, Issue1Special Issue: Equity Issues for Women in ArcheologyJanuary 1994Pages 7-15 RelatedInformation

Expanding Networks for Women in Archeology

Expanding Networks for Women in Archeology

Women in Archeology: Australia and the United States

Women in Archeology: Australia and the United States

The Status of Women in Archeology

Earlier studies, such as those cited in Roger Sanjek's seminal Signs article, clearly show that women anthropologists traditionally tend to have lower status than men. Suspecting that this might be the case in archeology as well as in anthropology more generally, our objective was to identify areas in which differences between the sexes might be empirically expressed. Selected observations regarding archeology PhD recipients, patterns in funding or preand post-doctoral level archeologists and faculty composition in major departments suggest that in the US doctorates, research grants and prestigious academic appointments are differentially acquired by male and female archeologists. Using longitudinal data covering the period 1976-1986, we offer the following observations: 1. More men than women receive the PhD in anthropological archeology. Data reviewed below neither support nor refute the hypothesis that this difference exists regardless of size and sex composition of entering student cohorts. Establishing causal relationships between discrimination against students and students' sex would require detailed longitudinal quantitative as well as qualitative documentation from a number of departments, which we lack. We note, however, that data from the 1976-86 AAA Guide clearly demonstrate that throughout this decade women have constituted about half of all anthropology graduate students in the departments shown in Table 1.