Male-biased operational sex ratios and the Viking phenomenon: an evolutionary anthropological perspective on Late Iron Age Scandinavian raiding
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2016.10.013
Abstract: In this paper, we use a combination of evolutionary theory, ethnographic data, written sources, and archaeological evidence to develop a new explanation for the origins of Viking raiding. Our argum ... read more here.
Keywords: male biased; viking phenomenon; sex ratios; operational sex ... See more keywords