myriamlenys
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...Who, upon careful examination, turned out to have been a woman instead of a man.
Having been discovered in 1872 by one Emile Rivière, a paleolithic skeleton spent a long time lying in a museum without being studied in depth. When the skeleton was finally examined, thanks to a variety of ultra-modern techniques, it turned out that the individual in question had been a woman. The woman had lived sometime during the Gravettian, probably as a member of a nomadic community of hunter-gatherers.
This well-made documentary tries to reconstruct the life of the individual concerned, who was rebaptised as the "Lady of Cavillon". It also tries to reconstruct the broader culture to which she belonged, with regard to elements such as social organization, clothing, food, trade among different tribes and the like.
Various experts from all over Europe discuss funeral rites during the Gravettian, treating questions like the distribution of wealth, the prevalence of shamanistic beliefs or the possibility of human sacrifice. Unsurprisingly, many of the elements that have been discovered give rise to multiple interpretations. For instance, the Lady of Cavillon was discovered wearing a rather pretty "cap" made of seashells and the like. Did all members of her community wear the same kind of adornment, or did she stand out as some kind of leader or shaman ? And if she was a leader, what does this say about the power balance or job distribution between men and women ?
Anyway, it becomes increasingly clear that the people living during the Gravettian had nothing in common with the grunting club-dragging yahoos seen in cartoons.
Much recommended to all viewers interested in the (very) early history of Europe.
Having been discovered in 1872 by one Emile Rivière, a paleolithic skeleton spent a long time lying in a museum without being studied in depth. When the skeleton was finally examined, thanks to a variety of ultra-modern techniques, it turned out that the individual in question had been a woman. The woman had lived sometime during the Gravettian, probably as a member of a nomadic community of hunter-gatherers.
This well-made documentary tries to reconstruct the life of the individual concerned, who was rebaptised as the "Lady of Cavillon". It also tries to reconstruct the broader culture to which she belonged, with regard to elements such as social organization, clothing, food, trade among different tribes and the like.
Various experts from all over Europe discuss funeral rites during the Gravettian, treating questions like the distribution of wealth, the prevalence of shamanistic beliefs or the possibility of human sacrifice. Unsurprisingly, many of the elements that have been discovered give rise to multiple interpretations. For instance, the Lady of Cavillon was discovered wearing a rather pretty "cap" made of seashells and the like. Did all members of her community wear the same kind of adornment, or did she stand out as some kind of leader or shaman ? And if she was a leader, what does this say about the power balance or job distribution between men and women ?
Anyway, it becomes increasingly clear that the people living during the Gravettian had nothing in common with the grunting club-dragging yahoos seen in cartoons.
Much recommended to all viewers interested in the (very) early history of Europe.
