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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 355288, member: 2844"]Not much hunting or gathering at the time she was made, these were farming communities, so fertility was important. The female form was a reference to fertility.</p><p><br /></p><p>The interesting thing about this little dreamer is that she represents a human being and not a Goddess, highly unusual in Neolithic Malta.</p><p>There is evidence that Malta and sister island Gozo were 'holy islands' at the time, a place of pilgrimage. No weapons of war have been found, but many religious items and a large concentration of temples. Over 30 discovered so far, if I remember correctly.</p><p>People probably came to the temples to be initiated. The dream inside the temple would have been part of the inititation. </p><p>The figure is small, you can easily rest her on your hand. Maltese Neolithic Goddess statues are much bigger and even more voluptuous.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 355288, member: 2844"]Not much hunting or gathering at the time she was made, these were farming communities, so fertility was important. The female form was a reference to fertility. The interesting thing about this little dreamer is that she represents a human being and not a Goddess, highly unusual in Neolithic Malta. There is evidence that Malta and sister island Gozo were 'holy islands' at the time, a place of pilgrimage. No weapons of war have been found, but many religious items and a large concentration of temples. Over 30 discovered so far, if I remember correctly. People probably came to the temples to be initiated. The dream inside the temple would have been part of the inititation. The figure is small, you can easily rest her on your hand. Maltese Neolithic Goddess statues are much bigger and even more voluptuous.[/QUOTE]
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