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Modeling Gender: A Carolina Perspective

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It is proving difficult to tie gender theory and gender studies to historical archaeological evidence: documents, primary and secondary deposits, artifact scatters, and data from whole or truncated features To clarify the application of gender theory to historical archaeological investigations, a systematic connection between material culture data, methods, and theory must be formulated A sample matrix is offered to illustrate possible pathways between specific strands of gender research and material culture studies This discussion of gender approaches, diverse methods, and corresponding material culture draws, in part, on North Carolina examples.

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Stine, L.F. Modeling Gender: A Carolina Perspective. Hist Arch 48, 7–26 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03376946

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