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The family in early Israelessay 1997 • Meyers, Carol L.
Israelites • Middle East > Middle East
This ethnoarchaeological approach to reconstructing the early highland Israelite household and village focuses on "four-room" or "pillared houses" and associated evidence for family organization and cooperative activities. The author discusses the ro...Material remains and social relationsessay 2003 • Meyers, Carol L.
Israelites • Middle East > Middle East
In this analysis of the archaeological record to shed light on gender roles and relations, the author identifies "gendered spaces" used exclusively by women for cooking, spinning, sewing, weaving, and other tasks, inferring that power accrued to wome...