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Mothers, Wives, Warriors, Slaves: Violence and Women in the Ancient World
October 9 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
AIA Society: Tucson
Lecturer: Debra Martin
Archaeological interpretations regarding violence often rely on limited views on the role of women. Women are often portrayed as passive victims—as sacrificial objects, casualties in conflict, captives, or battered partners and co-wives. This pervasive view impacts how we come to understand the roles that women played in the past. Rather than surrendering to the more simplistic portrayals of women, case studies from early pre-state societies are provided that demonstrate the multifaceted roles that women played in the past. These presentations re-imagine the roles of females highlighting the nuance, complexity, and wide range of contexts within which women were recipients and/or perpetrators of violence.
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship
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