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Most Cave Paintings Were Painted By Women, Says Penn State Researcher

Posted by timothy on from the having-ruled-out-sandusky dept.

barlevg writes "Analyzing hand-prints found in cave sites, an archaeologist from Penn State University has concluded that roughly 75% of all ancient cave art was painted by women. Previously it was thought that neolithic cave paintings were made mostly by men, perhaps to chronicle their kills. But an analysis of the relative lengths of fingers in hand stencils found on cave walls suggests that it was mostly prehistoric women--not men--who created these works."

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  1. In other news by marcello_dl · · Score: 5, Funny

    In related news, primitive hand stencils in caves are now likely considered as the first crude attempts at nail painting.

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  2. Re:What interested me by SJHillman · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought it was alcohol that removed the need to distinguish between genders.

  3. Re:What interested me by FlopEJoe · · Score: 5, Funny

    To me that adds credence to the notion that society has removed a lot of the need for distinguishing between genders.

    I rather enjoy the distinguishing features between genders.