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Corsets and Other Unmentionables: Evidence of Women in the Archaeological Record (2000)
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In this paper, women's clothing, in particular underwear and corsets, are examined in order to determine a woman's role in society through the archaeological record. These particular garments were not only subject to ever-changing fashion trends, but also played a role in identifying a woman's socio-economic standing in society. According to Maples, the identification of artifacts is only as good as the knowledge of the person doing the identification. By increaseing our knowledge in the...