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  4. The theory that men evolved to hunt and women evolved to gather is wrong.

The theory that men evolved to hunt and women evolved to gather is wrong.

Published: October 24, 2023

Author: Department of Anthropology

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Cara Ocobock, assistant professor of anthropology and director of the Human Energetics Laboratory, and Sarah Lacy wrote an article in Scientific American suggesting that what we thought we knew about hunters/gatherers may be all wrong. Read the story here. 

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