SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Fire was very important to hunter-gatherer societies. For one, it let them cook their food, making it safe to eat. Fire also kept them warm, protected them from danger and provided light at nighttime, so they could keep working on chores, like cooking, setting up tents or sewing clothes, even after dark.

Detailed explanation-2: -Even so, subsequent research has affirmed a simple division of labour among hunter-gatherers: men mostly hunt and women mostly gather. When anthropologist Carol Ember surveyed 179 societies, she found only 13 in which women participated in hunting.