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duchessofreadin's review
4.0
Dive into the world of the Vikings as never before. Many historians are aware that women would also be warriors but finding an actual gravesight, and understanding many of the complexities around it are rare.
This book was fantastic! I enjoyed reading through it, and learning a bit more about the culture, and the different aspects in determing the sex of bones, and burial practices of a bygone time.
This book was fantastic! I enjoyed reading through it, and learning a bit more about the culture, and the different aspects in determing the sex of bones, and burial practices of a bygone time.
kenziebev's review
5.0
This was a well researched book that young people could understand. Modern day researchers need to think outside of the typical gender role stereotypes we view today when studying the past. In this case, an archeologist that gendered artifacts in the late 1800s missed that the Viking skeletal remains found, with a plethora of weapons, were of a human of the female sex.
eowyns_helmet's review
5.0
The discovery of an unusual Viking grave is where this fascinating, highly-readable book starts. Surrisi does a magnificent job not only of explaining the science of archaeology to young people, but also engaging with the mystery of the gender of the person found in the grave. With helpful photos, drawings, and other visuals, Surrisi explains in accessible language how scientists began to realize that the warrior in the grave was likely female. This upends centuries of assumptions about Viking culture and lifeways. Surrisi's book will appeal to kids interested in Vikings, archaeology, and forensics, among other areas. A great and enlightening read.
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