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\"\"<\/a>Part of Bristol Women\u2019s Voice, International Women\u2019s Day Celebrations <\/strong>in Room 1P04, at City Hall, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TR.\u00a0 <\/span>Note: A creche with two hour slots is available at the venue.<\/p>\n

Some writers have claimed that human religion began everywhere with worship of a ‘Great Mother Goddess’ responsible for fertility of earth and humans. Archaeologists have also looked to find a ‘leader’ or ‘chieftain’ in prehistoric communities. But are assumptions about hierarchy in early religion and society well-founded? Evidence from prehistoric Crete suggests that not all early societies developed that way.<\/p>\n

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