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Sauro-Sarmatian nomadic women: new gender identities
journal of Indo-European studies • 25 (3 & 4) • Published In 1997 • Pages: 327-343
By: Davis-Kimball, Jeannine.
Abstract
Davis-Kimball discusses the findings from the Pokrovka Cemeteries in light of the status of women. Her findings indicate that some women had unique statuses and that Sauromatian women may have controlled the majority of the wealth in this time period. Male and female statuses are defined, but only female statuses are explored. The three main female statuses are listed as femininity and the hearth, priestesses, and warriors. One conclusion that can be made based on the burial data is that Sauromatian women did not have strict gender roles as we define them. Davis-Kimball also briefly discusses the nomadic lifestyle of modern Mongols and Kazakhs and points out their lifestyle is used to extrapolate the lifestyle of the early nomads.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Central Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry ; 2000
- Field Date
- 1992-1995
- Coverage Date
- 2600 BP-2100 BP(6th through 2nd centuries B.C.)
- Coverage Place
- Sauromatians and Sarmatians; Pokrovka Cemeteries; Kazakstan and Russia
- Notes
- Jeannine Davis-Kimball
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-343)
- LCCN
- 73642748
- LCSH
- Asia, Central--Antiquities