The Neolithic great goddess: a study in modern tradition
Modern belief in the veneration of a single Great Goddess in the European Neolithic is often accompanied by the notion that those cultures of ‘Old Europe’ were woman-centred in society as well as religion. What is the long history which precedes these contemporary notions? What is the complex history of their political development? A chain runs from Classical times to Marija Gimbutas (Meskell 1995) and our own day.
Unesco History of Mankind
History of Mankind Cultural and Scientific Development. Vol. 1: Prehistory and the Beginnings of Civilization. By Jacquetta Hawkes and Sir Leonard Woolley. Pp. xlvii + 873 + 56 plates. (London: George Allen and Unwin, Ltd., 1963. Published for the International Commission for a History of the Scientific and Cultural Development of Mankind.) 75s. net.
The history and development of the dental surveyor--Part III.
The dental surveyor is an indispensable instrument capable of performing a number of prosthodontic procedures. Surprisingly, the technique of surveying casts as part of the treatment planning procedure did not emerge until early in the twentieth century. This article reviews the origins and early use of the dental surveyor. It includes features common to all surveyors as well as the principal uses of these instruments.