Nov 17, 2016 5:17 AM
triple07
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IWantToUseAHyphenInMyName
An assertion made without supporting evidence can similarly be dismissed without supporting evidence.
awefulcrowded23
Tyler knows what's up. Fightin the good fight
HothRebelsForLife
Actually there are a few different anthropological theories on how marriage came to be
CosmicApe
No, it was a property transfer ritual.
ThisIsFrigglish
For 90% of history, 90% of the population didn't have enough property to transfer.
82% of statistics are made up on the spot 37% of the time
DrRad
The wife was the property transferred from her father to her new husband.
Perhaps amongst the aristocracy, but Eric the turnip farmer pretty much just moves the shepherd's daughter into his turf hut.
Nope. The dowry of livestock and other stuff was common and still is in much of the world for millennia.
IWantToUseAHyphenInMyName
An assertion made without supporting evidence can similarly be dismissed without supporting evidence.
awefulcrowded23
Tyler knows what's up. Fightin the good fight
HothRebelsForLife
Actually there are a few different anthropological theories on how marriage came to be
CosmicApe
No, it was a property transfer ritual.
ThisIsFrigglish
For 90% of history, 90% of the population didn't have enough property to transfer.
triple07
82% of statistics are made up on the spot 37% of the time
DrRad
The wife was the property transferred from her father to her new husband.
ThisIsFrigglish
Perhaps amongst the aristocracy, but Eric the turnip farmer pretty much just moves the shepherd's daughter into his turf hut.
DrRad
Nope. The dowry of livestock and other stuff was common and still is in much of the world for millennia.