Women In Human Evolution

This volume the first of it's kind examines the role of women paleontologists and archaeologists in a field traditionally dominated by men. Women researchers in this field have questioned many of the assumptions and developmental scenarios advanced by male scientists. As a result of such efforts women have forged a more central role in models of human development and have radically altered the way in which human evolution is perceived.<br> This history of the feminist critique of science is of profound significance and will be of interest to all those who work in the fields of anthropology archaeology paleontology and human biology.