FEMINIST ARCHAEOLOGY

Feminist Archaeology

Feminist Archaeology

Introduction

The paper is written by Spector (1993) by the name of What This Awl Means: Towards a Feminist Archaeology is a personal story that the writer wanted to share it with the readers regarding her experiences in the field of archaeology. In this paper, the writer has spoken out her heart about the feminist role in the archaeology. Most of the first archaeologists, who applied the recent discipline of antiquarian studies, archaeology defined as "the systematic study of material remains of human life and disappeared.” Other archaeologists' aspects emphasized psychological - Behavioural and archaeology defined as "the reconstruction of the life of ancient peoples." In some countries, archaeology always considered as belonging to a discipline of anthropology while it focuses on the study of human cultures, archaeology is the study of the physical manifestations of these. Thus, while previous generations of archaeologist studying an ancient instrument of ceramics as a time element that would help to put up a date for the culture that was being studied, or simply as an object with a certain aesthetic value. However, anthropologists like Janet Spector see the same object as a tool to serve, to understand the thinking, values and culture of those who made it (Bollt, 2010, pp. 93-101).

Discussion

Beginning of Archaeology

In this paper, the writer has described her interest in the field of archaeology. Despite of the reason that girls could not flourish themselves in the field of archaeology, still she had the dream of becoming archaeologist. However, during the graduation period, archaeology started getting bored because she had to memorize the name of the stones, different types of tools and the poetry. Sooner, she realized that these are the crust of 'archaeology culture' and without memorizing these names; she cannot even pass the exam.

The writer first ever practical experience of digging ...