Climate Changes and . . .

We find it strange to believe that if the climate had not become stable in the last twelve thousand years, there would have been no agriculture, no metal working, no civilization as we know it.
The oldest pottery after the Ice Age, 13 000 years ago, comes from Eastern Siberia, southern China and northern Japan. Some of the pots from all three places have been combed. 9 000 years later, potters on the island of Cyprus made combs of ceramic.

Crouching Tiger

Combs of bone and ivory carry their own special meaning of life that doesn’t perish over time.

Combs of Wood: The Cosmic Tree

Here I continue what I began in “Combs of Wood: The Anthropomorphic Tree” weaving the image into a larger picture. As we stand in the center of the horizon, so the Tree is a symbol of the Center. Climbing this Tree allows us to enter another reality. The humble comb of wood reminds us of this.

Combs of Wood: the Anthropomorphic Tree

In the same way as a tree can be a father or a girl, the comb made of wood may be made in the abstract shape of a woman.

Sorry, Chronology is all Wrong

Homo erectus began extracting fibers and bast from plants c. 850 000 years ago. C. 500 000 years ago they may have used nets. The pottery found in the kiln in Dolní Vestonice is too advanced to be the earliest one.