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考古2009 年第8期 o 56 南沙娜 : KEY WORDS: ender social structure tomb data Chinese archaeolo g gy ABSTRACT: T he book, Gender and Chinese A r chaeology , is a monograph devoted to analytical studies of gender determinations in ancient China. Gender is an essential societal definition of society, and if females ere forgotten in history or archaeological data ere interpreted only from the angle of the male, our kno ledge of ancient society and the reconstruction of history ould be fragmentary. Infor- mation regarding sex and gender in an ancient society can be dra n from archaeological materials, such as tombs here sex has been identified scientifically, from study of funerary objects, and from artistic orks that depict males and females. Historical texts can also supplement this sort of analysis, if they are used ith an understanding that they ere influenced by the authors individual intention and inherent ideol- o in the contem orar societ . T he a ers in this book use these sources and discuss mortuar remains gy p y y p p y datin from the Neolithic throu h the Han. g g 2006 5 6 , , , ,