The Bones of Birka
Unraveling the Mystery of a Female Viking Warrior
Chicago Review Press · Print & ebook · May 7, 2024
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- Who it’s for
- A Viking grave opens a lively window onto archaeology, historical assumptions, and gender.
- Themes
- Female Viking warriors, Gender roles across history, Research bias and academic debate
- Genres
- Archaeology for Teens, Ancient History, Girls & Women
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How many female Viking warriors does it take to make a fact? When archaeologist Dr. Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson discovers that the bones contained in the most significant Viking warrior grave ever opened are, in fact, female, she and her team upend centuries of historically accepted conclusions and ignite a furious debate around the reality of female Viking warriors and the role of gender in both ancient and modern times.
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In The Bones of Birka, author C. M. Surrisi introduces young readers to the events that led up to this discovery and the impact it has had on scientists’ and historians’ views of gender roles in ancient societies and today. This is the inside account of the Birka warrior grave Bj 581 archaeological endeavor, including all of the dreams, setbacks, frustrations, excitement, politics, and personalities that went into this history-changing discovery. The finding has raised crucial questions about research bias, academic dialogue, and gender identity.
Bones and Bias
A Viking grave opens a lively window onto archaeology, historical assumptions, and gender.
Come here for
- The tension between physical evidence and long-held historical conclusions
- A case where archaeology reaches beyond the ancient world
Expect
- The dreams, setbacks, politics, and personalities behind a discovery
- Questions about research bias and gender in past and present
Where it sits
| Girls & Women | 68% |
|---|---|
| Ancient History | 65% |
| Archaeology for Teens | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Science & Tech Biographies
- Women's Lives
- Girls & Women
- Ancient History
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- Anatomy & Physiology for Teens
- Archaeology for Teens
- Authors
- C.M. Surrisi
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Published
- May 7, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Female Viking warriors · Gender roles across history · Research bias and academic debate
- Reading lane
- Science & Tech Biographies