I noticed this article, too, and was fascinated by it, especially the thing you focused on -- the link between agriculture (and thus staying in one location) and unequal treatment of women. Hunter-gatherers (moving from place to place constantly) were more gender-equal.
From: salyavin808 <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2015 12:35 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Agriculture and the Descent of Woman.. (And a nice picture of the Flintstones) Early men and women were equal, say scientists | | | | | | Early men and women were equal, say scientists Study shows that modern hunter-gatherer tribes operate on egalitarian basis, suggesting inequality was an aberration that came with the advent of agriculture | | | View on www.theguardian.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | #yiv4406468586 #yiv4406468586 -- #yiv4406468586ygrp-mkp {border:1px solid #d8d8d8;font-family:Arial;margin:10px 0;padding:0 10px;}#yiv4406468586 #yiv4406468586ygrp-mkp hr {border:1px solid #d8d8d8;}#yiv4406468586 #yiv4406468586ygrp-mkp #yiv4406468586hd {color:#628c2a;font-size:85%;font-weight:700;line-height:122%;margin:10px 0;}#yiv4406468586 #yiv4406468586ygrp-mkp #yiv4406468586ads {margin-bottom:10px;}#yiv4406468586 #yiv4406468586ygrp-mkp .yiv4406468586ad {padding:0 0;}#yiv4406468586 #yiv4406468586ygrp-mkp .yiv4406468586ad p {margin:0;}#yiv4406468586 #yiv4406468586ygrp-mkp .yiv4406468586ad a 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