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Unearthed skeletons reveal tough lives of Early Medieval women - komorebi - Apr 25 2025
CNN, April 24, 2025.
Quote:Archaeologists working at a site in south Wales have uncovered dozens of skeletons – mostly women – which offer a “window into a really poorly understood period of history.”
Dating from the Early Medieval era, which ran from 400 to 1100 AD, the skeletons are from “a period which is very poorly documented in historical sources, and for which we have comparatively few archaeological sites,” project leader Andy Seaman, a reader in early mediaeval archaeology at Cardiff University, told CNN on Wednesday.
A total of 41 skeletons have been excavated so far, the majority of which belong to women who appear to have had a tough existence working in agriculture, he said.
RE: Unearthed skeletons reveal tough lives of Early Medieval women - YesYourNigel - Apr 25 2025
It's sad that you can historically actually see in women's skeletons in many societies when the patriarchy started dominating, because of the effects of malnutrition on women and children. "Providers" my ass.
RE: Unearthed skeletons reveal tough lives of Early Medieval women - OrangeBurrito - Apr 27 2025
Being 'providers' is a false pretense, an excuse to justify the deeds: slow, absolute seizure of power by men in realm and household, over many thousands of years.
RE: Unearthed skeletons reveal tough lives of Early Medieval women - amareldys - Apr 27 2025
In most societies women provide most of the food, anyhow. Even in hunter gatherer societies women provide most of the food, including protein. Men bring in occasional big game, which is a treat, not a necessity.