Gender Anthropology of Prehistoric Populations: The Case of "Improperly" Oriented Graves at the Mokrin Necropolis Cover Image

Антропологија рода праисторијских популација: Случај "погрешно" оријентисаних гробова на мокринској некрополи
Gender Anthropology of Prehistoric Populations: The Case of "Improperly" Oriented Graves at the Mokrin Necropolis

Author(s): Marko Porčić
Subject(s): Archaeology, Gender Studies, Social differentiation
Published by: Филозофски факултет, Универзитет у Београду
Keywords: early Bronze Age; sex; gender; identity; musculoskeletal stress markers; Mokrin;

Summary/Abstract: This paper explores some gender anthropology issues in a prehistoric context. Specifically, the paper attempts to shed light on the question of why certain male and female persons were interred in positions contrary to the strict norm that applied to the burial of men and women at the early Bronze Age necropolis in the town of Mokrin near Kikinda. Three elements have been analyzed, namely physical activities, funerary offerings, and the layout of the necropolis. The analysis points to the conclusion that in the early Bronze Age society of Mokrin inverted gender identities were to be found.

  • Issue Year: 5/2010
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 165-182
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Serbian