The bones of Birka Unraveling the mystery of a female Viking warrior
Book - 2024
"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. 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 personal...ities that went into this history-changing discovery."--
- Subjects
- Genres
- Instructional and educational works
- Published
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Chicago, Illinois :
Chicago Review Press
2024.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First paperback edition
- Physical Description
- 182 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- Audience
- Ages 10 and up.
- Awards
- Junior Library Guild Standard Selection, 2023.
- ISBN
- 9780897332606
- 1. A Remarkable Find: Birka, Sweden, 1878
- 2. What We Know About the Vikings
- 3. Hjalmar Stolpe: The King of Birka and His Most Fascinating Find
- 4. Birka Today
- 5. A Closer Look at Viking Bones by Osteologists and Archaeologists
- 6. Osteologists Weigh in on the Birka Warrior
- 7. Wait! What? The Famous Birka Warrior Really Is Female!
- 8. Warriors, Weapons, and Women
- 9. The Viking Phenomenon and the Team's Formal Response
- 10. Face-to-Face with a Birka Warrior
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary
- Discussion Questions
- Resources
- Notes
- Index