Prehistoric women’s manual work was tougher than rowing in today’s elite boat crews

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Published Nov 30, 2017

The first study to compare ancient and living female bones shows that women from early agricultural eras had stronger arms than the rowers of Cambridge University’s famously competitive boat club.

Here, lead author Dr Alison Macintosh from Cambridge University's Department of Archaeology discusses the research. She believes the findings suggest a “hidden history” of gruelling manual labour performed by women that stretched across millennia.

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