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Internet Exerices1. The Archaeology of an Iroquoian longhouse. Visit the Royal Ontario Museum's web site on the archaeology of an Iroquoian longhouse at http://www.rom.on.ca/digs/longhouse/. Click on Explore the Site, and complete all the exercises in that portion of the website.
- What information regarding gender can be found at the site?
- In the exercise at http://www.rom.on.ca/digs/longhouse/longhearths3.html, do you agree or disagree with the website authors? Why/why not?
- Compare the conclusions discussed in the web site with those described in the text. What are we able to know about Iroquoian culture, especially with regard to gender? What obstacles exist to our ability to answer questions about gender using archaeological data and methods?
2. Watch the video entitled The Prehistoric Mounds of Uruguay: Linking the Past and the Future, at http://www.archaeologychannel.org/- What are archaeologists able to tell us about the people who built these mounds?
- What conclusions do they reach regarding gendered activities at these sites?
- What is the basis for these conclusions?
- What are the limitations of this research, as far as understanding the role of gender among the builders of these mounds?
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