Worlds of gender : the archaeology of womens lives around the globe Introduction Sarah Milledge Nelson A critical appraisal of gender research in African archaeology Diane Lyons Gender in East and Southeast Asian archaeology Elisabeth A. Bacus Gender and archaeology in South and Southwest Asia Carla M. Sinopoli Gender and the disciplinary culture of Australian archaeology Claire Smith and Emer ODonnell Gender archaeology in Europe Ruth Whitehouse Gender and Mesoamerican archaeology Rosemary A. Joyce Gender archaeology in Native North America Karen Olsen Bruhns Gender in South American archaeology Virginia Ebert and Thomas C. Patterson Index About the contributors