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Was It a Man's World? Gender Relationships at the Transition to the Bronze Age in Cyprus

Maria Mina studied archaeology at the University of Southampton (B.A., M.A.) and the Institute of Archaeology, University College London (Ph.D.). She is a research associate at the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Cyprus and an adjunct lecturer at the Hellenic Open University. She currently works as a researcher in the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus. Her research focuses on the prehistory of the Aegean and Cyprus with a particular interest in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age social organisation.

Abstract

This article examines whether the apparently equitable gender relationships of the Chalcolithic period in Cyprus were replaced by gender inequality in the Bronze Age. The discussion critiques the axioms (assumptions, really) that underlie the idea that technological advancement brings gender inequality, while considering some of the data for gender relations in Early Bronze Age Cyprus.