Women in the Athenian Agora / Susan I. Rotroff and Robert D. Lamberton.
Material type: TextSeries: Excavations of the Athenian Agora. Picture book ; no. 26.Publication details: Athens : American School of Classical Studies at Athens in collaboration with the Packard Humanities Institute, 2006. Description: 56 p. : ill. (some col.), plans; 21 cmISBN: 0876616449 (pbk.); 9780876616444 (pbk.)Subject(s): Women -- Greece -- Athens -- Social conditions | Excavations (Archaeology) -- Greece -- Athens | Women archaeologists -- Greece -- Athens | Women -- Greece -- Athens -- Social conditions -- History | Agora (Athens, Greece) -- Antiquities | Athens (Greece) -- AntiquitiesDDC classification: 305.4209385 LOC classification: HQ1134 | .R67 2006Summary: "Using evidence from the Athenian Agora, the authors show how objects discovered during excavations provide a vivid picture of women's lives. The book is structured according to the social roles women played; as owners of property, companions (in and outside of marriage), participants in ritual, craftspeople, producers, and consumers. A final section moves from the ancient world to the modern, discussing the role of women as archaeologists in the early years of the Agora excavations."--Publisher's Web site.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | The BIAA David H. French Library Shelf 32 - Main Room | E7b ATHEN 25377 | Not for loan | BOOKS*000000019356 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 3 of cover).
"Using evidence from the Athenian Agora, the authors show how objects discovered during excavations provide a vivid picture of women's lives. The book is structured according to the social roles women played; as owners of property, companions (in and outside of marriage), participants in ritual, craftspeople, producers, and consumers. A final section moves from the ancient world to the modern, discussing the role of women as archaeologists in the early years of the Agora excavations."--Publisher's Web site.