"Archeologists say the hand stencils created by ancient Europeans were mostly artworks imprinted by female members of prehistoric societies. Measuring and analyzing the hand stencils surrounding the famous 'Spotted Horses' mural in France's 25,000-year-old Pech Merle cave, Pennsylvania State University archaeologists found that most of them belonged to females." - M F from Bookmarklet

It seems a bit of leap. They don't really provide (at least the article didn't) a logical explanation just the conclusion. - Brian Sullivan

This is awesome news! And why did we just assume they were men all this time? Brian, the article says they based this finding on the size of the hands, calling the majority of them female. - Kimber Scott

But of course they assumed it was men. It makes much more sense to assume it was women. The men were hunters and gatherers. Out of the cave. Women were more likely to spend the time in the cave. It could also be a factor in documenting families and family history. Significant events - Tricia Edwards