This new finding is completely contrary to the original idea that the men did all the hunting and the women stayed home to rear the children. As one of the archaeologists stated, "These terribly stilted interpretations with men hunting big animals all the time and the poor females waiting at home for these guys to bring home the bacon-what crap" [Hea98]. .
One method of analysis that could possibly be effective in reconstructing aspects of prehistoric sexual divisions of labor is studying men/women tasks or duties during our present age. Incidentally, not all men in every society are the leaders of that particular society. Women, for example, in the Ede villages of Vietnam take on the same roles as some of the men of our own western civilization today. As one article states, "women own all of the property and they pass it on to their daughters. Ede women are expected to propose to their husbands; the husband then takes the name of the woman's family and lives in the family's longhouse" [Cor12]. For this reason, it would be beneficial for archaeology's sake that more consideration is given to today's societies where the women may not be the absolute leaders, but hold very important roles within the society. .
Identifying Gender in Foraging Societies relates archaeological research into male/female gender patterns otherwise thought to be invisible but when you look more closely are very visible during the Paleolithic period. This author states, "We argue that the archaeological 'invisibility' of females is more the result of a false notion of objectivity and of the gender paradigms archaeologists employ, than of an inherent invisibility of such data" [Max10]. As with the previous article, the author of this article brings to light very important observations relating to fiber artifacts found during excavations. The manufacturing and use of this fiber technology only goes on to further distinguish female hunters as an intricate and beneficial part of the Paleolithic era of hunter/gatherer societies.