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Surrisi, C. M., author.
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Vikings -- Warfare -- Juvenile literature.
Women, Viking -- Juvenile literature.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Scandinavia -- Juvenile literature.
Birka Site (Sweden) -- Juvenile literature.
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The bones of Birka : unraveling the mystery of a female Viking warrior / C. M. Surrisi.
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Surrisi, C. M., author.
Chicago : Chicago Review Press, [2023]
Subjects
Vikings -- Warfare -- Juvenile literature.
Women, Viking -- Juvenile literature.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Scandinavia -- Juvenile literature.
Birka Site (Sweden) -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781641607063 (hardcover)
1641607068 (hardcover)
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182 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents:
A remarkable find: Birka, Sweden, 1878 -- What we know about the Vikings -- Hjalmar Stolpe: The king of Birka and his most fascinating find -- Birka today -- A closer look at Viking bones by osteologists and archaeologists -- Osteologists weigh in on the Birka warrior -- Wait! What? The famous Birka warrior really is female! -- Warriors, weapons, and women -- The Viking phenomenon and the team's formal response -- Face-to-face with a Birka warrior.
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"In The Bones of Birka, author 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 personalities that went into this history-changing discovery. The finding has raised crucial questions about research bias, academic dialogue, and gender identity."- Publisher.
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