Sinister and Righteous

In recent years archaeologists have begun to consider the potential for left and right positioning of elements in the material record to reveal cultural ideas about gender identity authority worldviews and belief systems. This research demonstrates the ubiquitous but often overlooked occurrence of material culture meaningfully arranged according to deeply entrenched left and right concepts and is the first to bring together and expand upon these cultural ideologies. Archaeological examples provide archaeologists with insight and guidance for recording analyzing and interpreting any left and right elements or associations present in the imagery features artifacts and landscapes of their study sites.