Which is believed to be, or have been, the society with the highest percentage of left-handed people?

BRY2K

The percentage of left-handed people is pretty constant around the world, but there are some regional variations. For example, Dorothy Bishop (a scientist who is well known for her work on language and handedness) reported in 1990 that 17 to 22 percent of the Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia were left-handed, the highest number she was aware of in any group. No culture is known in which there are equal numbers of left- and right-handed people, a strong argument that the cause of handedness is biological, not cultural. http://www.drspock.com/article/0,1510,5815,00.html Apr 19 08, 3:43 PM

queproblema

You're probably thinking of the Tribe of Benjamin. What the Bible actually says, though, is that they were ambidextrous. "(ASV) They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow: they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin." 1Ch 12:2 Ehud was one notable scion of Benjamin. (Saul was more notable, but we don't know that he was left-handed.) "(ASV) And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:" Jdg 3:21 Ironically, "Benjamin" itself means "son of the right hand." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin Apr 19 08, 4:12 PM

triviapaul

There is some speculation that Neanderthal society had a high incidence of left-handedness. http://www.amazon.com/Neanderthal-Legacy-Reawakening-Genetic-Cultural/dp/product-description/1594771855 http://www.freedom4um.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=65892 http://amos.indiana.edu/library/scripts/neanderthal.html http://www.righthandlefthand.com/html/NOTES12.htm Apr 19 08, 4:30 PM