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I wonder under which "rules" polygyny/polyandry where tolerated. I'd imagine it could be also explained by "changelings" or "widowing".
by dav_Oz 5y ago
I wonder under which "rules" polygyny/polyandry where tolerated. I'd imagine it could be also explained by "changelings" or "widowing".
- kvgr 5y agoOr rape and infidelity.
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- toyg 5y agoWhich are indeed more likely between members of the same family, today like back then.
- TomK32 5y agoMy bet is not on polygyny but widowing an re-marrying (if that was already a thing). Giving birth was a dangerous event back then as it is today for many women around the world, including large parts of the USA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternal_mortality_in_the_United_States#Comparisons_with_other_countries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternal_mortality_in_the_Unit...
- whimsicalism 5y agoEven with ancient childbirth death rates (~1%), that would be an unusually high number of deaths. Could be the explanation, but I doubt childbirth is the driving factor.
- hnuser847 5y agoGiven that this family was wealthy and powerful enough to have a tomb erected, those cases of polygyny could have been due to political marriages. It was pretty common in the ancient world for male relatives to offer up their female relatives as a way to solidify an alliance, even if the woman was already married.