Elizabeth Ewan
Scottish Studies
eewan@uoguelph.ca
> I remember reading a study of a northern port town (possibly in Holland
> or Scandinavia) where lots of moss was found in the latrines. However
> the particular point that the writer wished to make was that there was
> _more_ moss found in the latrines associated with domestic areas (in or
> near houses, etc) than in the latrines associated with the working port
> area. Her suggestion was that the moss had probably been used in
> association with menstruation, and that this could indicate something
> about the places where women worked (at home) compared with men (at the
> port). I found it a fascinating theroy at the time, but I can't recall
> the name of author or book, except that it was a study of new feminist
> interpretations of archaeolgical evidence.
>
> Marion Diamond, History Department
> University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 4072
> Ph: 61 7 365 6334; Fax:61 7 365 6266; med@lingua.cltr.uq.oz.au
>