Rewriting history: Women were hunters in 79% of past societies, challenging long-held stereotypes. In societies reliant on hunting, this statistic rose to 100%. Discover how women have always been integral to survival. RealHistory WomenHunters
reported on a surprising genetic analysis. A person buried at the ancient Viking site of Birka, alongside weapons and other equipment befitting a male Viking warrior, had no Y chromosome. She was a biological woman.
The Birka woman and other discoveries have challenged the idea that ancient women exclusively spent their time rearing children and gathering plants and did not hunt and fight. More evidence came from aRead More:But what of modern-day foraging societies, such as the Tiwi Aboriginal people of Australia?new paper
To test this, the researchers from Seattle Pacific University drew on historical data from 63 different societies from around the world and found that the old paradigm is inaccurate: women hunted in 79 percent of groups, adding greatly to their groups' caloric intake. What’s more, in those societies where hunting served as the central means for survival, 100 percent of women hunted.The analysis also found that women employed “a greater flexibility of hunting strategies compared to men.
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