Re: [tied] Re: Cranial Indexing

Hi Glennie,

----- Original Message -----
From: Glen Gordon <glengordon01@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Cranial Indexing


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> Gerry:
> >If weapons were found in cremation graves, then, IMO, it
> >should be an indication of a "violent" culture.
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> Torsten:
> >And it was the time and place of the bog corpses
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> Glen:
> What are you guys talking about? I admit to not following the
> topic thus far but...

Gerry writes: For more information about the bog people, Glen, you might
like to see the following exhibition (if you tend to like museums which I
strongly doubt):
May 10, 2002 to
September 29, 2002 Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum
Hanover, Germany

December 6, 2002 to
September 1, 2003
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Hull, Québec, Canada

October 18, 2003 to
February 22, 2004
Glenbow Museum
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

April 5, 2004 to
July 6, 2004 North American venue

> Weapons as in what? Are we talking about... say... a double-axe?

GRW: Only if the double-axe decapitates bodies.

> >From what I get out of it, the double-axe is not a weapon, it's
> a religious symbol signifying many things, none of which are
> "violent" per se.

GRW: Right on, Glennie.

> As for the bog corpses, again, I fail to see how this is to be
> considered outright "violence". What if the corpses were willing
> participants in a ritualistic sacrifice? Hell, how does one define
> "violence"? Perhaps we're all interpreting it differently.

GRW: Sure, Glennie. Willing participants like those Maya maidens that
landed in a cenote! How does one interpret violence.... depends on whether
you're liberal or conservative.

Love 2 U 2,
Gerry

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