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Anthropology

Warpy

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4. Cretan society was fairly egalitarian

Reply to Kali (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 7, 2021, 09:35 PM

Jul 2021

even after the Greeks took over. Women were prominent in many fields.

I have to think this woman was never a wee slip of a thing, she was likely pretty robust. She had to be in order to throw pots that size and on a kick wheel and as a production potter.

The interesting part was how they compared her wear patterns with women who did other hard work and finally found a contemporary potter to compare her to.

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interesting that it was a woman Kali Jul 2021 #1

Cretan society was fairly egalitarian Warpy Jul 2021 #4

Love this stuff! Karadeniz Jul 2021 #2

Kickity, love this, thanks for posting n/t hibbing Jul 2021 #3