Elements of Gender and Archaeology features authoritative, concise, and cutting-edge peer reviewed studies in the archaeology of gender. International experts in the field contribute to each volume, making it a timely exploration of themes such as the theoretical landscapes of gender archaeology, gendered bioarchaeologies, sexuality and eroticism, non-binary perspectives, femininities, masculinities, power dynamics, embodiment, heritage, and museums. Adopting a balanced, world-archaeology approach, case studies explore gender issues in various prehistoric and ancient cultures
With captivating illustrations and a word count of around 30,000, the Elements of Gender and Archaeology series is designed for rapid publication, digital accessibility, and print-on-demand availability. Its accessibility makes it exceptionally well-suited to disseminate cutting-edge research on gender in archaeology to a broader audience, imbuing the series with an activist component. The overarching goal of the series is to reignite gender archaeology's presence in contemporary archaeological discourse, offering students and experts alike state-of-the-art guides to the topic.
Katharina Rebay-Salisbury is professor of Prehistory of Humanity at the University of Vienna and directs the research group ‘Prehistoric Identities’ at the Austrian Academy of Sciences. From 2016-2021, she directed an ERC Starting grant project on the archaeology of motherhood.
Uroš Matić is a lecturer in Egyptology and ancient history at the Universities of Graz and Innsbruck in Austria and the University of Münster in Germany. His research interests are in gender archaeology, war and violence in ancient Egypt and settlement archaeology. Since 2012 Matić led several stand-alone projects and published extensively on various gender related themes.