[SunkenCiv]

First Farmers Wanted Clothes, Not Food
The Discovery Channel | 10-15-2007 | Anna Sellah
Posted on 10/18/2007 8:47:45 PM PDT by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1913338/posts

Prehistoric Women: Not So Simple, Not So Strange
New Scientist | 3-28-2007 | Germaine Greer
Posted on 03/31/2007 11:03:47 AM PDT by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1809862/posts

[SunkenCiv]

looks like I’ve got some archival topics to check:

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/age/index

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[Arthur McGowan]

I have a theory:

“Ow! Muh balls!”

(”Idiocracy” reference.)

[colorado tanker]

The first womens clothing was bikinis. I saw the historical records - in the movies.

[bert]

Wrinkle cream preceded clothing.

[Defiant]

Gilligan’s guess is that human hair loss came about as a side-effect of a slowing of the expression of the genetic code in our species, meaning that we’re essentially juvenile mammals in physiological terms, if not in mental capacity.

I have seen it postulated that being hairless had to do with the ability to sweat being developed, which was necessary in order to do long-distance chases of animals. Furry animals chase in short, quick bursts. Humans tracked down animals for hours and days, and had to run, slow and steady, in the heat. That is supposedly why we can do marathons.

[blam]

Venus of Willendorf

There's an argument about whether that's braided hair or a knit cap on her head...the figurine is 24,000 years old.

[Fractal Trader]

I seem to recall that human feet have shown signs of wearing shoes that date back many more thousands of years than this.

[Billthedrill]

I don't get it - we actually do have historical evidence. Here:

It's good enough for me.

[a fool in paradise]

This complicated curriculum vitae makes sense in light of Gilligan's project: his drive to understand the physiological, psychological and prehistoric aspects of clothing...

But the modern talking point is that transvestitism is somehow "genetic".

[LadyDoc]

A bit of nonsense, since robes/shawls didn't require needles...and he ignores that rope making to carry things probably goes back a lot longer...

and not all clothing is made of leather or fabric.as these guys show you gotta protect the family jewels...