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Ancient Women Had Awesome Arms

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Comparing Prehistoric Women's Arm Strength to Modern Women and Athletes

A study comparing the upper arm strength of prehistoric female farmers to modern women, including elite athletes, shows that ancient women had significantly stronger arm bones, likely acquired from manual labor tasks like farming with stone-age tools.

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