elfstone Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 I'm not sure if this goes here, anyway. My question is what we know about the first societies formed by homo sapiens. I read somewhere that those first societies were matriarchical and I wanted to verify it. Also, what role exactly would matriarchy/patriarchy play in such a primitive society (maybe as small as a family)? If there was a change in type, how and why did it happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPQuiceno Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Interesting, I am looking into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokele Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 No idea, but to fuel your fire, bonobos are matriarchal, while chimps are patriarchal, and some human societies, such as the Picts, were thought to have been matriarchal. Iirc, there are still some matriarchal societies. Mokele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucidDreamer Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 I would guess that if there were a switch from matriarchal to patriarchal it would have to do with tribal warfare resulting from the increasing human population and the competition for resources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfstone Posted July 29, 2005 Author Share Posted July 29, 2005 I would guess that if there were a switch from matriarchal to patriarchal it would have to do with tribal warfare resulting from the increasing human population and the competition for resources. Yes, this makes a lot of sense. Power would have passed to the males when their superior physical abilities became important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coquina Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 I remember reading about this carving, which seems to portray an "earth mother". Certainly women had a very important place in this very early civilization - whether the society was matriarchal, I don't know. http://www.angelfire.com/realm2/amethystbt/willendorfthewomenof.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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