14Nov/07Off
Feminism wiped out Neanderthals?
This just in - feminism wiped out Neanderthals!
Among Neanderthals, hunting big beasts was women's work as well as men's, so it's a safe bet that female hunters got stomped, gored, and worse with appalling frequency. And a high casualty rate among fertile women - the vital "reproductive core" of a tiny population - could well have meant demographic disaster for a species already struggling to survive among monster bears, yellow-fanged hyenas, and cunning Homo sapien newcomers
Apparently, this is a result of a recent study, but wait, no, it's been kicking around for over a year. What is it about the work of pseudo-scientists that refuses to die?
Now if only stupid reporting wiped out bad science journalism...
November 15th, 2007 - 19:48
Agreed. This has to be one of the sillier stories about paleoanthropology I’ve heard recently. But then, I’ve long had little respect for most science journalists. Although there are a few honorable exceptions.