article_snippet: Female Neanderthals did the household chores as well as hunting alongside males (illustrated), according to a study which analysed Female Neanderthals teeth .
article_snippet: Female Neanderthals did the household chores as well as hunting alongside males, according to a recent study which analysed Female Neanderthals teeth.
article_snippet: It suggests that women in the group were responsible for looking after furs and adjusting garments, while men had the task of improving stone tools.
article_snippet: This is due to the custom of these societies to use the mouth as a third hand, as in some current populations, for tasks such as preparing the furs or chopping meat, for instance,' said Professor Rosas.
article_snippet: However, the authors of the study note that, as in modern hunter-gatherer societies, women may have been responsible for the preparation of furs and the elaboration of garments.
article_snippet: Researchers state that the retouching of the edges of stone tools seems to have been a male task.