Herman by Jim Unger for November 14, 2023

Or running from bloodthirsty animals all day while carrying a long stick with a rock tied on the end.

And coming home empty- handed.

Sweeping all the dirt off of a dirt floor is kind of challenging.

The bright spots are somehow never found.

“Oh, quit your complaining! The only animals you chase are meek herbivores, like antelope and rabbits!”

Hey, you’re the one that wanted to eat that apple.

an’ so it begins

The whole paradigm of women gathering and caring for children and the men hunting is being challenged by new finds and better science. Finding show that women hunted to. However no findings yet about men helping out around the cave. :-)

And doing so barefooted no less.

He should be soaking his head. It would help him keep his mouth shut.

Who contributes more to a relationship. The eternal discussion.

Much more valid argument than whining about a long day at the office, I’ll give him that.

There is an article in this month’s Scientific American called, “Woman the Hunter.” In it the authors put forth a number of arguments why prehistoric women were capable of hunting.

I agree with many of the points. Women were / are capable of hunting, but I don’t think the article adequately answered the question, “Did they hunt.” There is a lot of archeological evidence of humans hunting, but no way of tying the artifacts as to which sex used them.

One argument against the theory proposed in the article is that women would be tied up with child care. As a counter, the authors offered an example of a woman who breast fed her child during the breaks on a multi-day race. They didn’t mention whether she carried the child with her during the race or if she had someone carry it ahead for her.

I honestly cannot assess how much pregnancy affects a female athlete’s performance. I’ve been outrun and outswum by pregnant women even in my younger years :) Would pregnancy degrade performance to the point where a woman could not hunt?

I suppose it could be argued that women continued to hunt after childbirth if there was a series of wet nurses. I find it easy to believe that in a small tribal setting, child care for weaned children was readily available.

Some things to think about as possible alternatives to what we already believe.

Did you know it’s been discovered (quite a while ago, even) that Neanderthals made a very strong glue from tree resin to use in making spears?

It’s not her fault if you’re too dumb to drive the animals off the cliff

Historical problems through out the ages………

She is a keeper. I presume that she is the one who sewed up the gash on his arm.

Yeh! Women complaining since the dawn of time. Am I right guys? Guys…?

I keep my spear from Tanzania by my front door. I figure if a burglar/thief comes in, I’ll threaten him with it, and when he’s on the floor, laughing, I’ll stab him, and call 911.

Don’t let her try!! She’ll find out that you are replaceable!!