Anthropomorphic Figurines from the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Aegean: Gender Dynamics and Implications for the Understanding of Early Aegean Prehistory

Mina, Maria

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“…In contrast, however, to these observations, which refer specifically to the Chalandriani finds, Mina () and Sampson (), mainly based on an exhaustive study of figurines and ‘frying pans' from the Manika site near Chalkis, associate ‘frying pans' with male burials. It is therefore possible, according to Mina (), that a different material repertoire for the demarcation between genders operated in different Aegean regions.…”

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Experimental interpretation of the presence of female genitalia in Early Bronze Age ‘frying pan'‐type ceramics from the Cyclades*

Siotis

Aloupi-Siotis

2019

Archaeometry

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Α new, testable, interpretation of the function of Aegean Early Bronze Age ‘frying pan' ceramics that combines some previously suggested uses is presented experimentally. The proposed function involves a well‐documented natural phenomenon responsible for the rapid change in colour of a natural salt marsh or salt pan surface due to the explosive population growth of the extremophile Archaea Halobacterium salinarium when the salt concentration approaches saturation. The cyclical nature of the appearance of red pigmentation on the salt marsh surface every late summer or every few weeks in a domestic ‘frying pan' presents an obvious analogy with the female menstruation cycle and provides an explanation for the fact that several ceramic vessels used for this purpose bear the characteristics of the female body. Furthermore, the resulting red pigment lends itself for use as a cosmetic colorant.

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confidence: 97%