[PROJECT] History Lessons

I'll take a look and search for my old lectures. I seem to have misplaced my notebook somewhere too; I didn't think I would have to talk about this. But I want to quote a work published back in 1986 edited by Yu.V. Bromley (History of Primitive Society. Era of the Primitive Tribal Community. Moscow, 1986, pages 368-369). In response to claims about matriarchy based on the discovery of female sculptures: "Firstly, numerous ethnographic materials allow for a wide variety of interpretations of these figurines, even if one proceeds from their cult purpose. Secondly, the emergence of belief in a female deity as a symbol of fertility is possible even in a patrilineal society, examples of which are known among Papuans. Finally, thirdly, there are no rigid links between the high social status of women and the form of tribal organization."