The More Things Change - Prehistoric Fashion Edition

Prehistoric women had passion for fashion

You read that headline right. It seems that things haven't changed much since the early days of man about 7500 yrs ago. But then, considering that Eve was the 1st woman to wear a fur coat, designed by God in her case (talk about the ultimate in designers), why should this be a surprize.

According to the article: "PLOCNIK, Serbia (Reuters) - If the figurines found in an ancient European settlement are any guide, women have been dressing to impress for at least 7,500 years.

Recent excavations at the site -- part of the Vinca culture which was Europe's biggest prehistoric civilization -- point to a metropolis with a great degree of sophistication and a taste for art and fashion, archaeologists say." (emphasis mine)

This sounds just like what an archeologist 7500 yrs in the future could say about our civilization.

In fact, things sound pretty good for a so-called primitive society: "In the Neolithic settlement in a valley nestled between rivers, mountains and forests in what is now southern Serbia, men rushed around a smoking furnace melting metal for tools. An ox pulled a load of ore, passing by an art workshop and a group of young women in short skirts.

"According to the figurines we found, young women were beautifully dressed, like today's girls in short tops and mini skirts, and wore bracelets around their arms," said archaeologist Julka Kuzmanovic-Cvetkovic.

The unnamed tribe who lived between 5400 and 4700 BC in the 120-hectare site at what is now Plocnik knew about trade, handcrafts, art and metallurgy. Near the settlement, a thermal well might be evidence of Europe's oldest spa.

"They pursued beauty and produced 60 different forms of wonderful pottery and figurines, not only to represent deities, but also out of pure enjoyment," said Kuzmanovic.

The findings suggest an advanced division of labor and organization. Houses had stoves, there were special holes for trash, and the dead were buried in a tidy necropolis. People slept on woolen mats and fur, made clothes of wool, flax and leather and kept animals.

The community was especially fond of children. Artifacts include toys such as animals and rattles of clay, and small, clumsily crafted pots apparently made by children at playtime."

Except for some of the technology in the show, this makes it look like The Flinstones wasn't so far from reality as people thought it was.

Also, a lot of this sounds just like the type of civilization described in the 4th & 5th chapters of Genesis. I know some people won't like this, but for me it proves that the Bible is a lot more historically accurate than people want to give it credit for being. But, if they do that, then maybe the message of salvation is just as accurate & true & thus requires us to take it seriously.