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Gender In Archaeology Question Paper

Gender In Archaeology

Course:Bachelor Of Education History

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF ARTS & BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
AHT 328: GENDER IN ARCHAEOLOGY

DATE: THURSDAY, 20TH AUGUST 2009 TIME: 2.00 P.M. ? 4.00 P.M.

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer any THREE questions.

1.
What is gender in archaeology? What problems have archaeologists faced in their interpretation of literature on gender in archaeology.
2.
You cannot excavate gender.? With examples, assess the accuracy of this statement.
3.
The sexual body and the cultural expressions of gender appear to have been made malleable through social context and social performance resulting in more than two kinds of bodies and more than two kinds of gender.? How does evidence from archaeological record support the above statement.
4.
The tendency to link a certain craft with one gender or another masks a negotiated range of gender relations.? Using specific examples, discuss the accuracy of the above statement.
5.
Woman the gatherer? demonstrates the insensitivity of archaeologists to the study of gender relations in early hominid evolution. What are your views on this statement?
6.
Inspite being invisible, the contribution of women in Iron technology is an indispensable study in gender studies. Discuss.