Monday, August 28, 2006
Ancient human beings = homo sapiens
Neanderthals
-used speech
-animism
-hunter-gatherers
(Paleolithic Age)
Stone Age Culture?
-Archaeology: pottery fragments, cave paintings, figurines
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
-Matriarchal prehistory: fact or fiction?
argument for:
-archaeology does not show gender hierarchies
-myths of first mothers
-"Venus" or Goddess figurines
arguments against:
-matriarchies do not currently exist among hunter-gatherers
-myths are always open to interpretation
-no evidence of widespread goddess worship
Neanderthals
-used speech
-animism
-hunter-gatherers
(Paleolithic Age)
Stone Age Culture?
-Archaeology: pottery fragments, cave paintings, figurines
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
-Matriarchal prehistory: fact or fiction?
argument for:
-archaeology does not show gender hierarchies
-myths of first mothers
-"Venus" or Goddess figurines
arguments against:
-matriarchies do not currently exist among hunter-gatherers
-myths are always open to interpretation
-no evidence of widespread goddess worship
Patriarchy nevertheless a way of life
http://www.archaeologiemuseum.it/f01_ice_uk.html
New Stone Age (Neolithic) developments:
-better tools
-taming of animals (cows, pigs, goats)
-domestication of plants -- first "agricultural revolution
What is the significance of agriculture?
-rising population
-sedentary life
-development of towns
-accumulation of stuff
-trade
-changes in religious beliefs and practices
-Catal Huyuk (in modern Turkey)
# posted by Anne Good @ 6:18 AM 
