Study Reveals Prehistoric People Targeted Female Mammoths for Hunting
Recent research has uncovered that prehistoric humans in Eurasia and North America selectively hunted female woolly mammoths. The study, published in Current Biology, analyzed genetic data from mammoth bones found at 11 sites across Europe and Siberia. It revealed that 70% of the mammoths hunted were female, compared to a natural setting where 66% of the remains were male. Researchers suggest that female mammoths, which likely lived in matriarchal herds similar to modern elephants, were easier to locate due to their predictable movement patterns. The study also highlights the use of terrain by ancient humans to trap these animals, using natural features like cliffs and bogs. 
