Archaeology of Identity Author:Margarita Diaz-Andreu, Sam Lucy, Stasa Babic, David N. Edwards The Archaeology of Identity presents an overview of five of the key areas which have recently emerged in archaeological social theory: gender, age, ethnicity, religion and status. This book reviews the research history of each area, and the different ways in which they have been investigated, as well as offering potential ways forward. Emphasis ... more »is placed on exploring the ways in which material culture is structured by these aspects of individual and communal identity, with a particular stress on social practice. A wealth of scholarship is brought together in this book, which provides an integrated approach to identity not commonly found in similar studies. This book is suitable for students and readers interested in issues of identity, issues pertinent today, as well as social scientists dealing with similar aspects in sociology, anthropology and history.« less