Lizet KruyffJul 6, 2023

#foodhistory Men hunt and women gather? Large analysis says the long-held idea is flat-out wrong

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/men-hunt-and-women-gather-large-analysis-says-the-long-held-idea-is-flat-out-wrong

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Men hunt and women gather? Large analysis says the long-held idea is flat-out wrong

Scientists studying hunter-gatherer societies around the world discovered the stereotypes that men were hunters and women were gatherers was wrong.

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Show threadnyami
@lizetkruyff If I'm not mistaken, in H/G communities, if women are nursing they more-so focus on that, but otherwise hunt and gather at the same rates as men. Any biological difference is negligible.
Jul 6, 2023 at 1:35pmWeb
Show threadLizet KruyffJul 6, 2023
@nyami Indeed, but the myth was very difficult to kill, and now it's official :-)
Show threadnyamiJul 6, 2023
@lizetkruyff 🎉