The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong
The influential idea that in the past men were hunters and women were not isn’t supported by the available evidence
Stories by Sarah Lacy
Sarah Lacy is a biological anthropologist at the University of Delaware. She studies the oral and respiratory health differences between Neandertals and early modern humans. Lacy is also a trained doula and an advocate for safer pregnancy and birth in the U.S.