What's a Mother to Do? The Division of Labor among Neandertals and Modern Humans in Eurasia

摘要: Recent huntergatherers display much uniformity in the division of labor along lines gender and age. The complementary economic roles for men women typical ethnographically documented did not appear Eurasia until beginning Upper Paleolithic. rich archaeological record Middle Paleolithic cultures suggests that earlier hominins pursued more narrowly focused economies, with womens activities closely aligned those respect to schedule ranging patterns than recent forager systems. More broadly based economies emerged first early eastern Mediterranean region later rest Eurasia. behavioral changes associated signal a wider range technological societies, these may have provided expanding populations Homo sapiens demographic advantage over other