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Have you actually read that 46-page paper you posted? Because I'm only up to page six, but it appears to directly contradict you: "Among traditional hunter-gat
by hugh3 16y ago
Have you actually read that 46-page paper you posted? Because I'm only up to page six, but it appears to directly contradict you:
"Among traditional hunter-gatherers, the average life expectancy at birth varies from 21 to 37 years; the proportion surviving to age 45 varies between 26 percent and 43 percent"
Reading onwards, this should give pause to anyone who wants to go on about the awesomeness of hunter-gatherer diets:
Gastrointestinal illnesses account for 5-18 percent of deaths... Diarrhea coupled with malnutrition remains one of the most significant causes of infant and early child deaths among foragers and peasant populations...
- robchez 16y agoThe way I understood it was that the average life expectancy was low, due to the high rate of infant mortality. But the mode of the age data is up in the 60's-70's. I.e those who didn't die from infection, or being eaten alive actually lived similar lives to us. edit: Article quote Page 29: The data show that modal adult life span is 68–78 years, and that it was not uncommon for individuals to reach these ages, suggesting that inferences based on paleodemographic reconstruc-tion are unreliable.