View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Scholarship@Western Totem: The University of Western Ontario Journal of Anthropology Volume 22 | Issue 1 Article 4 2014 The rC eation of Female Origin Myth: A Critical Analysis of Gender in the Archaeology of Neolithic China Shu Xin Chen McGill University,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/totem Part of the Archaeological Anthropology Commons, East Asian Languages and Societies Commons, and the Women's Studies Commons Recommended Citation Chen, Shu Xin (2014) "The rC eation of Female Origin Myth: A Critical Analysis of Gender in the Archaeology of Neolithic China," Totem: The University of Western Ontario Journal of Anthropology: Vol. 22: Iss. 1, Article 4. Available at: http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/totem/vol22/iss1/4 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarship@Western. It has been accepted for inclusion in Totem: The nivU ersity of Western Ontario Journal of Anthropology by an authorized administrator of Scholarship@Western. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The rC eation of Female Origin Myth: A Critical Analysis of Gender in the Archaeology of Neolithic China Abstract This essay explores and critiques the creation of female origin myths in the archaeology of Neolithic China. The first example is the debate surrounding the gender relations in the Yangshao culture. The es cond half of the paper focuses on whether or not the possible goddess worship in the Hongshan culture can shed light on the understanding of women.