Recently, archaeologists have discovered that the amount of female remains outnumber the remains of men in the majestic 11th-century ruins in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico.
Talking about the issue, archaeologists Tim Kohler and Kathryn Kramer Turner says,
‘Warfare is common in small- and intermediate-scale societies all over the world, now and in prehistory. Capturing women was often either a goal, or a by-product, of such conflict.’
On further examination, they discovered that synchronously in the Mesa Verde region in Southwest Colorado, the number of women were less comparatively.
The reason could be the non- coercive movement, like women drifting towards elites or the employment of women as particular maker of esteemed stuff, such as jewelry or pottery.
However, the increase in number of women in one particular region could point the arrow towards adult mortality that further signifies violence.
Excavations in the same region also exposed that some women were not buried in the customary fashion. Many of the women’s remains also show marks of abuse.
