others wrote:
On Thu, 7 Mar 2002 06:03:03 -0500, ardeith l carter <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>I'd say, "Apparently American men need to grow up.
>A man is far more than seven or eight inches of engorged
>flesh.  A woman is far more that a few ounces of fatty
>tissue surrounding some mammary gland

 This exchange with the butts/breasts thread seems to have really stimulated
the list;  being an anthropologist wannabe,  I am very intrigued by the
venus figurines and the wild debate as to what they meant to the creators
(i.e. upper paleo people).  I recall reading interesting commentary from
anthro folks into textiles who noted that  the striations on some of the
figurines  seem to indicate that late paelo folk had sophisticated talent to
fabricate dressage and headgear.  Unfortuantely,  the perishable nature of
the actual garments did not leave any direct evidence in the fossil/anthro
record.  Some of the venus figurines demonstrate gross obesity and others
not.  Phil Thrift's link was one I had not encountered previously.  What is
the list opinion of the significance of these hard copy images from our
idealized period of paleo experience. Rick