The hunter-gatherer lifestyle, a prominent mode of subsistence during prehistoric times, represents an ancient socio-economic system practiced by human populations before the advent of agriculture and sedentary civilizations. Rooted in the principles of foraging and resource acquisition, this mode of existence entailed a decentralized
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Female Hunters in Hunter-Gatherer Societies: New Study Reveals the Hidden History
A recent study published in Plos One, has challenged the long-held belief that men solely hunt while women gather in hunter-gatherer societies.1 The study, which compiled data from ethnographic reports of foraging communities around the world, found that women actively participate in hunting in
10,500-Year-old Hunter-Gatherer Settlement Found in England
Archaeologists have unearthed a Mesolithic hunter-gatherer settlement in England. It is estimated that the remains date back to about 10,500 years ago. The discovery was made by a team of archaeologists from the University of Chester and the University of Manchester at a site