hunter-gatherers

‘Man, the hunter’? Archaeologists’ assumptions about gender roles in early humans ignore a dirty but potentially crucial part of the original ‘paleo diet’

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One of the most common stereotypes about the human past is that men hunted while women gathered. The story goes that this gender division of labor would have provided the meat and plant foods that people needed to survive. That characterization of our time as a species dependent solely on wild foods—before humans began domesticating … Read more

‘Man, the hunter’? Archaeologists’ assumptions about gender roles in early humans ignore a dirty but potentially crucial part of the original ‘paleo diet’

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One of the most common stereotypes about the human past is that men hunted while women gathered. The story goes that this gender division of labor would have provided the meat and plant foods that people needed to survive. That characterization of our time as a species dependent solely on wild foods—before humans began domesticating … Read more

The Stone Age megastructure found underwater in the Baltic Sea was not formed by nature, scientists say

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. A megastructure found in the Baltic Sea may represent one of the oldest known hunting structures used in the Stone Age – and could change what is known about how hunter-gatherers lived some 11,000 years … Read more

The Stone Age megastructure found underwater in the Baltic Sea was not formed by nature, scientists say

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. A megastructure found in the Baltic Sea may represent one of the oldest known hunting structures used in the Stone Age – and could change what is known about how hunter-gatherers lived some 11,000 years … Read more

Ancient DNA reveals genetic roots of multiple sclerosis and other diseases

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Scientists have compiled the largest database of ancient DNA, based on the bones and teeth of nearly 5,000 people who lived across Western Europe and parts of Central Asia from 34,000 years ago to the … Read more