The history of nudity as a part of daily life is as old as human kind. There are several theories to explain how clothing changed from its more practical uses, to become a social norm. In prehistoric times, humans were forced to search for new ways to protect themselves against the cold and rain when they moved to colder climates. Humans had to adapt in order to survive in these conditions, and they began to use animal skins and vegetation as protection against the elements of nature. Many hunter-gatherer cultures lived with a culture but without clothes.
Nudity in Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian carvings of naked women 'used in bizarre fertility rituals' found
In a naked display of solidarity, 40 Israeli women recently took off their clothes to support an embattled young Egyptian woman who is under fire for posting a nude photograph of herself online. The Egyptian woman, Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, 20, posted the picture and allowed it to be put on Twitter in order to protest sexism and the oppression of women in Egypt. She told CNN that she did it because:. In Egypt, conservatives and Islamists demonized her, and the left disowned her, stating emphatically that she has no connection to the liberation movement responsible for the overthrowing of Mubarak.
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Five clay tablets depicting goddesses with their boobs out were uncovered by archaeologists in a 3,year-old city in Israel. The settlement of Rehob, known today as Tel Rehov, once formed part of the Ancient Egyptians' vast empire. Biologist Professor Brian J Ford, author of the book 'Patterns of Sex', said the tablets are typical of fertility symbols seen throughout history. The clay tablets were found alongside a scarab made of a mineral called steatite in a large building. It hasn't been fully excavated yet, but experts said it "appears to have been a large and elaborate public structure".
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