Introduction

This volume, the first of its 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.

Impact and Significance

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.

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.