New research challenges the long-held belief that men were the primary hunters in early Hunter and Gatherer Societies. The study, which analyzed data from over 60 hunter-gatherer societies and examined female hunter burials, found that females played a significant role in hunting, representing up to 50% of big game hunters in prehistoric Americas. The majority of foraging communities included female hunters, and these women continued to hunt even after giving birth. The research also showed that female hunters specifically set out to hunt meat and tracked big game, challenging traditional gender roles in foraging subsistence labor.

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