28 octobre 2020
Joy Rivault, « Wombs and tombs », Genitalia & Co, ID : 10670/1.etz6qz
By Emma-Jayne Graham, Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies at the Open University in England and The Votives Project Network Co-ordinator with Jessica Hughes (article re-posted from The Votives Project website). A recent paper in the Journal of Archaeological Science uses DNA evidence to assert that Roman infanticide was not selective, and that girls were killed no more frequently than their brothers. The paper does not question whether infanticide was a reality of ancient life, but does stre...