Spirit Bird Journey - Softcover

Nelson, Sarah Milledge

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0967579805 ISBN 13: 9780967579801

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

Sarah Nelson’s teaching novel follows Clara, a Korean-American archaeologist, to an excavation in her ancestral homeland. The story recounts her experiences as a field archaeologist and as a young woman caught between two cultures. Nelson also tells the story of Flyingbird and the Neolithic people who lived in the mound Clara is excavating. Addressing issues of gender, shamanism, ethnic identity, and Neolithic culture, and written by a leading American archaeologist specializing in these topics, this volume is both a good read and good archaeology. An ideal starting point to introduce archaeology to college students.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Sarah Nelson’s teaching novel follows Clara, a Korean-American archaeologist, to an excavation in her ancestral homeland, addressing issues of gender, shamanism, ethnic identity, and Neolithic culture for college students.

About the Author:

Sarah Milledge Nelson is John Evans Professor of Archaeology at the University of Denver. She is a specialist in cultural development, the origins of agriculture, and gender in the ancient world. Recent books include The Archaeology of Korea (1993), The Archaeology of Northeast China (ed.)(1995), Handbook of Gender and Archaeology (2005), and two editions of the textbook Gender in Archaeology (1997/2004) which won the Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0967579805
• ISBN 13: 9780967579801
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 246