Data from foraging societies around the world indicates that women often hunt large game skillfully. Analysis of data from dozens of foraging societies around the world demonstrates that in at least 79 percent of these groups, women partake in hunting. This challenges the prevailing notion that hun
New research contradicts the common belief that in foraging societies, only men hunt and women gather, revealing that women actively hunt in 79% of these societies, utilizing diverse strategies and even teaching hunting practices. The study analyzed data from 63 global foraging societies and urges a reassessment of gender roles in historical and present-day foraging cultures, highlighting the need to avoid bias in archaeological interpretations.
They found that women hunt in 79 percent of the analyzed societies, regardless of their status as mothers. More than 70 percent 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.
These findings suggest that, in many foraging societies, women are skilled hunters and play an instrumental role in the practice, adding to the evidence opposing long-held perceptions about gender roles in foraging societies. The authors note that these stereotypes have influenced previous archaeological studies, with, for instance, some researchers reluctant to interpret objects buried with women as hunting tools.
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