Still Waters Posted November 30, 2017 #1 Share Posted November 30, 2017 The arm bones of women who lived 7,000 years ago show an incredible level of strength - even higher than today's elite athletes. That's according to a first-ever study comparing prehistoric bones to those of living people. The finding suggests a revision of history - the everyday lives of prehistoric women were filled with hard manual labour, rather than just sitting at home doing lighter domestic tasks while the men slogged. https://www.sciencealert.com/prehistoric-women-stronger-than-elite-rowers-manual-labour-anthropology 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted November 30, 2017 #2 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Yup ... and they need the strong arms to hold their men down ... ~ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted November 30, 2017 #3 Share Posted November 30, 2017 This doesn't surprise me. Especially when everything was manual labor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted November 30, 2017 #4 Share Posted November 30, 2017 3 hours ago, XenoFish said: This doesn't surprise me. Especially when everything was manual labor. Exactly. Compare an Eastern European farm wife to a Beverly Hills trophy wife: the body adapts to it's environment, for better or worse. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiff Posted November 30, 2017 #5 Share Posted November 30, 2017 3 hours ago, third_eye said: Yup ... and they need the strong arms to hold their men down ... ~ I like your way of thinking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted November 30, 2017 #6 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Yep...can not imagine women in those days sitting around putting make up on or knitting. No dishwashers or home delivery services back then 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted November 30, 2017 #7 Share Posted November 30, 2017 16 minutes ago, Dark_Grey said: Exactly. Compare an Eastern European farm wife to a Beverly Hills trophy wife: the body adapts to it's environment, for better or worse. I think in a way we see this even now. Compare the office jockey to the manual laborers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted November 30, 2017 #8 Share Posted November 30, 2017 So are we getting closer to evolving into a blob of jelly? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted November 30, 2017 #9 Share Posted November 30, 2017 3 minutes ago, paperdyer said: So are we getting closer to evolving into a blob of jelly? I think in some cases we're almost there. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatetopa Posted December 1, 2017 #10 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Thanks for the thread. I just heard about it today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qxcontinuum Posted December 1, 2017 #11 Share Posted December 1, 2017 (edited) Spoiler i always said it ... Edited December 1, 2017 by qxcontinuum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_KB_ Posted December 1, 2017 #12 Share Posted December 1, 2017 well yes, humans get wimpier with every generation, heck i wouldn't be surprised if a chihuahua was able to take the modern hipster in a street-fight 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted December 1, 2017 #13 Share Posted December 1, 2017 21 hours ago, Stiff said: I like your way of thinking Shhhhh ... I have a theory why those folks back in the days were roaming all over the world on nothing but their feet, the guys were getting away from their wimmen foilk ~ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted December 1, 2017 #14 Share Posted December 1, 2017 2 hours ago, third_eye said: Shhhhh ... I have a theory why those folks back in the days were roaming all over the world on nothing but their feet, the guys were getting away from their wimmen foilk ~ Or running after them, we have not got to this amount in our population because the men ran away from wimmen. Nowadays men have a better choice....prettier women and (cough) prettier men. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted December 1, 2017 #15 Share Posted December 1, 2017 1 minute ago, freetoroam said: Or running after them, we have not got to this amount in our population because the men ran away from wimmen. Nowadays men have a better choice....prettier women and (cough) prettier men. Have ya really looked at the wimmen of those days ? ~ Oh look at them arms ... ~ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer77 Posted December 1, 2017 #16 Share Posted December 1, 2017 On 11/30/2017 at 7:51 AM, Still Waters said: The finding suggests a revision of history - the everyday lives of prehistoric women were filled with hard manual labour, rather than just sitting at home doing lighter domestic tasks while the men slogged Anyone who thinks that obviously hasn't ever tried a subsistence lifestyle. Its all hands on deck at all times in order to survive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted December 1, 2017 #17 Share Posted December 1, 2017 21 hours ago, paperdyer said: So are we getting closer to evolving into a blob of jelly? Humans are getting larger and curtains are getting shorter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted December 1, 2017 #18 Share Posted December 1, 2017 13 minutes ago, third_eye said: Have ya really looked at the wimmen of those days ? ~ Oh look at them arms ... ~ I have no time to look at the wimmen of those days....not when i can look at this stunner. Corrrr, them women were lucky, what a catch he must have been. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted December 1, 2017 #19 Share Posted December 1, 2017 One's muscular development is proportionate to one's labors. During the days of the tall ships, the ships-of-the-line, sailor's families lived on board with them, usually on the gun deck. In battle, women aided their men and even manned the cannon if a man fell. A male child born on the gun deck was sometimes called a "son-of-a-gun(ner)", an expression we still use today, 'though the meaning is lost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted December 1, 2017 #20 Share Posted December 1, 2017 On 01/12/2017 at 4:01 PM, freetoroam said: I have no time to look at the wimmen of those days....not when i can look at this stunner. Corrrr, them women were lucky, what a catch he must have been. Yup ... handsome little devil ain't he ... he was wandering looking for ... ~ Ooooh look at them .... arms ? ~ ~ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted December 1, 2017 #21 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Hmmm. I beg to differ with this bit: Quote The Venus of Willendorf is a superbly crafted sculpture of a naked obese woman from the stone age Superbly? Really? Its a bit of "art" but too much credit being given. No matter how old, its still gross. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted December 1, 2017 #22 Share Posted December 1, 2017 4 minutes ago, freetoroam said: Superbly? Really? Its a bit of "art" but too much credit being given. No matter how old, its still gross. Ahhhh ... cavemen dreams ... That's probably a direct ancestor to three quarter of the world's population ... ~ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted December 1, 2017 #23 Share Posted December 1, 2017 15 minutes ago, third_eye said: Ahhhh ... cavemen dreams ... That's probably a direct ancestor to three quarter of the world's population ... ~ Yep...and i can see the resemblance with some of them today. "Yep, thats our g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.grandma." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiff Posted December 1, 2017 #24 Share Posted December 1, 2017 1 hour ago, freetoroam said: If it weren't for the teeth he could pass for one of the doormen at our local pole dancing club. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatetopa Posted December 2, 2017 #25 Share Posted December 2, 2017 On 11/30/2017 at 10:07 AM, paperdyer said: So are we getting closer to evolving into a blob of jelly? Sadly, I think it started at the top. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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