The First Indo-Europeans: The Beginning of ‘Civilisation’ and Written History The Indo-Europeans: ‘Civilisation’ and History Begin Hunter-Gathering, the First Horticulture and Agriculture Northern Hemisphere: The Prehistoric Goddess Figurines of Old Europe Tangible Evidence: Prehistoric Art, The Visual Image, Sign and Symbol Intangible Evidence: The Role of Language, Oral Transmission and Myth The Prehistoric Female Principle: The Goddess of Old Europe Includes bibliographical references and index Invisible women of prehistory: three million years of peace, six thousand years of war / Judy Foster, Marlene Derlet Wikimedia Commons (December 2007) ‘Tlatilco culture female figurines’. Wikimedia Commons (September 2008) ‘Venus of Laussel’. Kabel, Matthias (14 January 2007) ‘Venus of Willendorf’, Wikimedia Commons. For information contact the Copyright Agency Limited.Įditors: Maree Hawken and Susan Hawthorne Where copies of part or whole of the book are made under part VB of the Copyright Act, the law requires that prescribed procedures be followed. Information in this book may be reproduced in whole or part for study or training purposes, subject to acknowledgement of the source and providing no commercial usage or sale of material occurs. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of the book. North Melbourne, Victoria © Judy Foster and Marlene Derlet, 2013Īll rights reserved. THREE MILLION YEARS OF PEACE, SIX THOUSAND YEARS OF WAR JUDY FOSTER Born in Switzerland, Marlene is a linguist with a background in anthropology and sociology. She co-authored, with poet Kristin Henry, Talking Up a Storm (1993). Marlene Derlet taught at the Monash Centre for Indigenous Studies from 1989 to 1993. She has three daughters and lives in Melbourne. After studying at Monash University, a chance encounter with the book The Language of the Goddess by Marija Gimbutas in 1993 inspired her to begin researching the origin and meanings of visual symbolism. Mesoamerica Conclusion The Gimbutas Legacy.Judy Foster is an artist and (retired) teacher of art. Japan Hidden Worlds: Southeast Asia: Thailand Hidden Worlds: Indonesia New Worlds: Australia New Worlds: Oceania New Worlds: North America New Worlds: South America. They challenge the academic resistance to these ideas and re-examine both the archaeological work of Marjia Gimbutas and recent research into the prehistories of Africa, East and South Asia, the Americas, Australia, South-East Asia and Oceania.Ī Timeline of Human Prehistory The Prehistoric Female Principle: The Goddess of Old Europe Introduction The Theory of Marija Gimbutas Forms of Bias: Sex & Gender Archaeology Matriarchy Civilization First Writing Intangible Evidence: The Role of Language, Oral Transmission & Myth Tangible Evidence: Prehistoric Art: The Visual Image: Sign & Symbol Northern Hemisphere: The Prehistoric Goddess Figurines of Old Europe Hunter/Gathering, the First Horticulture & Agriculture Northern Hemisphere: Three Prehistoric Civilizations The First Indo-Europeans: the Beginning of Civilization & Written history The First Changes to Womens Status Early Indo-European Philosophies: Their Development & Effects Earliest Indo-European Philosophies: Justification for, & the Results of, Colonisation, Development, & Appropriation Peaceful Hidden Worlds: Africa Hidden Worlds: India Hidden Worlds: China. They argue that three million years of peace, a period when women's status in society was much higher than it is now, preceded the last six thousand years of war during which men have come to hold power over women. But what if none of this were true? What if we were descended from peaceful societies in which women were respected and equal to men? Would this inspire us to seek new ways of organising our lives and of interpreting the present? Based on many years of research into ancient history and prehistory, Judy Foster and linguist Marlene Derlet take on the world. We continually hear that our predecessors were violent but also that patriarchy is inevitable and universal. While we have no shortage of wars - and the incidence of violence against women is alarmingly high - we are told that humans have never lived in such peaceful times. We often think of history as a linear development in which we are steadily moving out of a violent and patriarchal past to a more equitable and peaceful future. This is a revolutionary book that challenges our preconceptions about the past.
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