Paleoproteomics, the study of ancient proteins, is a rapidly growing field at the intersection of
molecular biology, paleontology, archaeology, paleoecology, and history. Paleoproteomics …

Social influence is distributed unequally between males and females in many mammalian
societies. In human societies, gender inequality is particularly evident in access to …

The sexual division of labor among human foraging populations has typically been
recognized as involving males as hunters and females as gatherers. Recent archeological …

The human trophic level (HTL) during the Pleistocene and its degree of variability serve,
explicitly or tacitly, as the basis of many explanations for human evolution, behavior, and …

Given the absence of written records, the main source of information available to analyze
gender inequalities in early complex societies is the human body itself. And yet, for decades …

The atlatl is a handheld, rod-shaped device that employs leverage to launch a dart, and
represents a major human technological innovation. One hypothesis for forager atlatl …

Approximately 9000 years ago at the Andean highland site of Wilamaya Patjxa, forager
communities interred female and male individuals with projectile points, suggesting that …

Why do certain countries display high gender equalities while others display low gender
equalities? To what extent does gender equality foster economic growth and development …

Intergroup conflict has been a persistent aspect of human societies since the emergence of
our species. Various researchers have proposed that competition between groups has acted …

Inequality between the sexes is pervasive both outside and inside the home. One
contributing factor could be the dispersal of one sex at marriage that sets up sex-specific …