study suggests paleolithic women, not men, created much of ancient cave art

Via United Press International

A Penn State archaeologist studying ancient handprints has determined that most cave paintings were created by women, contrary to popular belief. Using the hand print stencils in the caves as a reference, Dean Snow claims that more than half of the prints in the caves belong to women. According to Snow, this shows that women played a larger role in hunter-gatherer than previously thought.

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