| Autor: |
Owen, Linda R. |
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Current Anthropology; Aug-Oct2000, Vol. 41 Issue 4, p529-529, 1/4p |
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The author presents a comment on the research and analysis on Gravettian female figurines. She reflects that the figurines presented concrete evidence of the use of plant fibers in crafts during the Gravettian period. She argues that the findings on the female figurines wearing woven plant fibers give valuable insights on prehistoric technologies and the roles of women. She reiterates on the relevance of the findings in the analysis of Upper Paleolithic research in changing archaeological thinking that have pervaded researchers over the years such as the myth of Upper Paleolithic hunters wearing skin clothing and living in hide tents in which plant resources have been ignored in reconstruction of prehistoric subsistence, crafts and tools, and mobility |
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Complementary Index |
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