Apech Posted October 14, 2014 http://www.catalhoyuk.com/downloads/GHFCatalhoyukTurkishAir82006.pdf At Çatalhöyük there was no hierarchy, for there are no spaces here where administrative decisions could have been taken, or areas where such decisions could have been announced to the people, or indeed any streets to bring them to such places. There are no gods but rather depictions of ‘fat women’ with large bodies symbolizing power and fertility, which further cemented the belief that a matriarchal era was experienced here. But as the excavations progressed minds were confounded. Men lived longer than women and were taller. But there are no signs of a ruling class that ate more or better than the others. Compared to men, women had more tooth decay, but their teeth are worn down in the same way, and the time men and women spent in the house and the tasks they performed were almost exactly the same: they made tools, ground wheat, kneaded bread, and prepared to lead a family. More than an age of matriarchy, these findings heralded the existence of equality between the sexes. Among the skulls that were passed down ceremonially from generation to generation, or, more precisely, from house to house, there are those of both men and women, indicating that both sexes could be ‘head’ of their family or line. Once upon a time we all lived as equals. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apech Posted October 14, 2014 Similar article about hunter gatherer equality. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201105/how-hunter-gatherers-maintained-their-egalitarian-ways 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
