Spontaneous thelarche occurred in association with increased serum estradiol levels at the age of 10 and 11 yr, respectively. Pubic hair developed at the age of 12 yr 11 mo in one subject and menarche was at the
In Togo, one informant (Kabye) told me that the scales of a lepidopteran are put on the pubic area of a child in order to give it the power of a man. An- other respondent from that country (Akebu) specified that it was a yellow butterfly or moth, with the pur- pose to promote...
Moreover, Late Chalcolithic craftsmen had cheaper and more accessible options, such as wood and the bones of local domesticated and wild animals, which could be used to carve most of the known forms made of ivory. The utilization of ivory marks a departure from the standard bone tool industri...