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Subtitle: gender and rock art
By: Kelley A. Hays-Gilpin.
Series: Gender and archaeology series ;; v. 6
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Walnut Creek, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Subjects: Rock paintings.; Petroglyphs.; Cave paintings.; Sex in art.; Art criticism -- Sex differences.; Art appreciation -- Sex differences.; Feminist archaeology.; Feminist art criticism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Rock art and gender on the margins of archaeological practice; title: Recognizing sex and gender; title: Engendering and degendering paleolithic Europe's cave paintings; title: Regendering fertility shrines in the West; title: Separate spheres: who made rock art?; title: Lifecycles and puberty rites; title: "Maidens" and fluteplayers in the southwestern United States; title: Sacred landscapes and social landscapes; title: Women, men, ritual, and rock art; title: Shamans with history; title: Taking rock art seriously.