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Elusive #NonBinary #Gender In #PrehistoricEurope – A Forgotten Minority
#Archaeologists at the #UniversityOfGöttingen have investigated the #RepresentationOfGender in #Neolithic and #BronzeAge graves (around 5500 BC to 1200 BC), in order to understand if the idea of gender in prehistoric Europe was really as "binary" as might be expected.
The data shows that 10% of individuals do not fit the 'binary norm', but also that the gender and sex of only about 30% of the total population studied can, in fact, be determined.
Historically, we can no longer frame non-binary persons as 'exceptions' to a rule, but rather as 'minorities', who could have been formally acknowledged, protected and even revered.
https://www.ancientpages.com/2023/05/26/non-binary-gender-prehistoric-europe/
Elusive Non-Binary Gender In Prehistoric Europe - A Forgotten Minority - Ancient Pages
People tend to think that the idea that biological sex is linked with one's role in society belongs in the past. But was it even the case in prehistory? Archaeologists at the University of Göttingen have investigated the representation of gender in Neolithic and Bronze Age graves (around 5500 BC to 1200 BC), in order to understand if the idea of gender in prehistoric Europe was really as "binary" as might be expected.