Shattering the myth of men as hunters and women as gatherers

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-shattering-myth-men-hunters-women.html

"They found that women hunt in 79% of the analyzed societies, regardless of their status as mothers. More than 70% of female hunting appears to be intentional—as opposed to opportunistic killing of animals encountered while performing other activities, and intentional hunting by women appears to target game of all sizes, most often large game."

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Shattering the myth of men as hunters and women as gatherers

Analysis of data from dozens of foraging societies around the world shows that women hunt in at least 79% of these societies, opposing the widespread belief that men exclusively hunt and women exclusively gather. Abigail Anderson of Seattle Pacific University, US, and colleagues presented these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on June 28, 2023.

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@self I think it depended more on your sight, being able to see far or close, without lenses...

@olireiv @self This bear was watching a video on WW2 sniper myths, and only one country tried to issue snipers with known-better rifles.

Some of the myths suggest any arguments about hunting will ignore the ranges any bow would be used at. No massed longbow volleys.