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Spark: Oldest Human Artifact

Posted by xJane on May 16th, 2009 at 9:31 pm · 4 Comments

Goddess? or Whore?

Isn’t that always the question…?

Tags: Feminism · Spark

4 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Lessie // May 17, 2009 at 7:42 am

    The BBC put out a much more reasoned report about the statue. Basically saying the same thing this author does: we’re imposing entirely too many modern concepts on a 35,000 year old figure. And of course now I can’t find the link. I’ll try again this afternoon, maybe.

    At any rate, thanks for *this* link. What a scathing critique of the biases that go into modern science.

  • 2 Jonathan // May 29, 2009 at 6:00 am

    I’ve been doing a lot of scholarly/archaeological research into idols / figurines and their manufacture in the fertile crescent region. This looks like a common household figurine found in Mesopotamia & Israel – a fertility goddess of some type. It’s definitely not pornographic.

    One thing I have noticed in this field is that scholars and researchers say outlandish things to get published, not to be truthful. They have a lot of pressure to publish, so they put out any crap and come to ridiculous conclusions. The old saying for those in the field of archaeology and near-eastern studies is “publish or perish.” Sadly, too many choose the former. :)

  • 3 aaaaaddddddddd // Oct 14, 2009 at 5:00 am

    i think it is the oldest :)

  • 4 aaaaaddddddddd // Oct 14, 2009 at 5:01 am

    and im just a kid

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