The Invisible Sex: Uncovering the True Roles of Women in Prehistory by J.M. Adovasio

The Invisible Sex: Uncovering the True Roles of Women in Prehistory

J.M. Adovasio with Olga Soffer, Jake Page

320 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history science challenging informative fast-paced

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Shaped by cartoons and museum dioramas, our vision of Paleolithic times tends to feature fur-clad male hunters fearlessly attacking mammoths while timid women hover fearfully behind a boulder. In fact, recent research has shown that this vision be...

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