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The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong (www.scientificamerican.com)
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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I found an interesting scientific article talking about this topic, focusing on the Americas. Here's a link if anyone is interested.

Special emphasis on this map. Red circle = woman buried with hunting tools for large prey.

This also reminds me the etymology of the Amazon rainforest, after the mythical female warriors. Apparently a Spanish explorer fought some "tapuya" (non-Tupi) people, with men and women taking on arms. And when you think about it, the same set of skills and attributes necessary for war are useful to hunt large non-humans, and vice versa.