Peter Metcalfe wrote:
>
> Why Iroquois? Why not use Arthur Evans' Minoan fantasies instead?
> Then you have splendid cities, e[x/r]otic dresses, bulls, snakes,
> and even the Pharoah fits in...
>
> --Peter Metcalfe
Possibly because the Iroquois were one of the few functional matriarchies in historical times -- and well referenced/documented.
Sadly, we don't know too much about the Minoans or the mainland greeks before the Doric invasion. Though I do think your analogy is quite apt.
Jeff
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