Strategies of ancient matriarchs challenge technological disparities in the digital age
At the transition of the Neolithic to Bronze Age, a societal clash took place between a male dominated oligarchy (also known as the patriarchy) and the matriarchy. The latter managed to exploit vulnerabilities in the 'bro-code' to reboot society's operating system.
Covert feminist resistance
PhD candidate Miyuki Kerkhof works in an interdisciplinary consortium that investigates how ancient matriarchs in Northwestern Europe exploited these Broligarchy’s “bro-code” vulnerabilities. 'Focusing on the Neolithic to Bronze Age transition in the British Isles, Brittany, and the Low Countries, we analyse megalithic monuments, iconography, and oral traditions for evidence of covert feminist resistance.'
Using AI, experimental archaeology, and heritage management strategies, the researchers reconstruct how these early innovators reshaped power structures. 'I am responsible for folklore analysis, and hope to connect ancient feminist resilience to contemporary struggles, offering insights into how gendered technological disparities persist in today’s digital age, and how to challenge them.'
For those eager to uncover the hidden codes and set up feminist resistance, please direct all encrypted messages to the Department of Megalithic Mischief, where Miyuki Kerkhof works.