The bones of Birka : unraveling the mystery of a female Viking warrior
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Author
Contributors
Chicago Review Press, publisher
Published
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2023].
Format
Book
ISBN
9781641607063
Physical Desc
208 pages ; 23 cm
Status
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Published
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2023].
Language
English
ISBN
9781641607063
Notes
General Note
Includes discussion questions.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
When archaeologist Dr. Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson discovers that the bones contained in the most significant Viking warrior grave ever opened are, in fact, female, she and her team upend centuries of historically accepted conclusions and ignite a furious debate around the reality of female Viking warriors and the role of gender in both ancient and modern times.
Target Audience
12-19
Target Audience
7-12
Subjects
LC Subjects
Birka Site (Sweden)
Birka Site (Sweden) -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.
Birka Site (Sweden) -- Antiquities.
Birka Site (Sweden) -- Juvenile literature.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Scandinavia
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Scandinavia -- Juvenile literature.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Sweden -- Birka -- Juvenile literature.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Sweden -- Birka.
Illustrated works.
Instructional and educational works.
Prehistoric peoples -- Social life and customs.
Prehistoric peoples -- Sweden -- Birka -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.
Prehistoric peoples -- Sweden -- Birka -- Social life and customs.
Vikings -- Sweden -- Birka -- Juvenile literature.
Vikings -- Sweden -- Birka.
Vikings -- Warfare
Vikings -- Warfare -- Juvenile literature.
Vikings.
Women soldiers -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Women soldiers -- History.
Women soldiers -- Juvenile literature.
Women soldiers.
Women, Viking
Women, Viking -- Juvenile literature.
Young adult literature.
Birka Site (Sweden) -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.
Birka Site (Sweden) -- Antiquities.
Birka Site (Sweden) -- Juvenile literature.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Scandinavia
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Scandinavia -- Juvenile literature.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Sweden -- Birka -- Juvenile literature.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Sweden -- Birka.
Illustrated works.
Instructional and educational works.
Prehistoric peoples -- Social life and customs.
Prehistoric peoples -- Sweden -- Birka -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.
Prehistoric peoples -- Sweden -- Birka -- Social life and customs.
Vikings -- Sweden -- Birka -- Juvenile literature.
Vikings -- Sweden -- Birka.
Vikings -- Warfare
Vikings -- Warfare -- Juvenile literature.
Vikings.
Women soldiers -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Women soldiers -- History.
Women soldiers -- Juvenile literature.
Women soldiers.
Women, Viking
Women, Viking -- Juvenile literature.
Young adult literature.
Other Subjects
Birka Site (Sweden) -- Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Sweden -- Birka.
Illustrated works
Instructional and educational works
Prehistoric peoples -- Social life and customs.
Prehistoric peoples -- Sweden -- Birka -- Social life and customs.
Vikings -- Sweden -- Birka.
Vikings.
Women soldiers -- History.
Women soldiers.
Young adult literature
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Sweden -- Birka.
Illustrated works
Instructional and educational works
Prehistoric peoples -- Social life and customs.
Prehistoric peoples -- Sweden -- Birka -- Social life and customs.
Vikings -- Sweden -- Birka.
Vikings.
Women soldiers -- History.
Women soldiers.
Young adult literature
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Surrisi, C. M. (2023). The bones of Birka: unraveling the mystery of a female Viking warrior . Chicago Review Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Surrisi, C. M.. 2023. The Bones of Birka: Unraveling the Mystery of a Female Viking Warrior. Chicago Review Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Surrisi, C. M.. The Bones of Birka: Unraveling the Mystery of a Female Viking Warrior Chicago Review Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Surrisi, C. M.. The Bones of Birka: Unraveling the Mystery of a Female Viking Warrior Chicago Review Press, 2023.
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