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Originally Posted by chickdiver
Hmmm... (Speaking as someone with a background in Anthropology) how about the fact that most "hunter/gatherer" societies throughout history operate at subsistance level? The fact that there simply ARE no extra calories even during flush times could contribute to overall societal leanness?
Just a thought.
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That works for me.
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Originally Posted by Cynic
Not all. Neanderthal stalked up close to it's prey and lunged at it with a sharpened stick. That's more a power move.
And cro-magnon used an atlatl to hunt from great distances. The atlatl is believed to be instrumental in the hunting extinction of the mammoth.
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But they were still getting some exercise, and I can't imagine that they just walked up to hunting distance against their prey, thinking that it would just stay there forever.
So yes, my point still stands with other factors heavily involved.