US EditionRoles of women and men in Neolithic Europe were gendered but flexible, study suggests
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A study by the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) refutes the neolithic idea of the “hunting man” and the “gatherer woman”. The study, which was published this Monday by the American Journal of Biological Anthropology, concluded that the human groups of the European Neolithic presented roles “differentiated by gender but flexible”, which refutes the “caricaturesca” division of tasks generally attributed to this period. The rep…
Roles of women and men in Neolithic Europe were gendered but flexible, study suggests
Far from the common assumption of a strictly binary division of labor, the roles of women and men in Neolithic Europe were both clearly differentiated and flexible, according to a new study conducted by CNRS researchers and an international team. These findings were published in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology on February 16, 2026.
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A study by the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) published this Monday in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology concluded that the human groups of the European Neolithic presented roles "differentiated by gender but flexible", which contradicts the "caricature" division of tasks generally attributed to this period.
Paris. A study by the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) published this Monday in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology concluded that the human groups of the European Neolithic presented roles "differentiated by gender but flexible", which contradicts the "caricatures" division of tasks generally attributed to this period. CNRS analyzes skeletons and burials in Hungarian deposits The study, carried out in the Hungar…
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Popular ArchaeologyWomen and men roles in the Neolithic were gendered but flexible
16.02.2026 - Far from the common assumption of a strictly binary division of labour, the roles of women and men in Neolithic Europe were both clearly differentiated and flexible. This is what a new study conducted by CNRS researchers within an international team reveals. These findings are published in the journal American Journal of Biological Anthropology on February 16, 2026.
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