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Ancient Hunting Practices Unveiled Through Mammoth DNA

Updated 2026-07-30 15:10 UTC 1 source Neutral

Genetic analysis of woolly mammoths reveals a significant difference in the sex ratio between natural deaths and those associated with human activity, suggesting early humans targeted females for hunting.

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New Scientist

Woolly mammoths butchered by humans were mostly female

Genetic tests of mammoth remains have found a stark contrast in the sex ratio between sites where the animals died naturally and those associated with humans, offering hints about how our ancestors hunted

2026-07-30 15:00 UTC