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... hunting . Hunting technology , in other words , remained rudi- mentary for millions of years . Hence if hunting were the primary adaptive mode of these ancestral hominids , it is inconceivable that their dentition would have evolved in ...
... hunting . Hunting technology , in other words , remained rudi- mentary for millions of years . Hence if hunting were the primary adaptive mode of these ancestral hominids , it is inconceivable that their dentition would have evolved in ...
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... hunting equipment such as bolas , wooden clubs , nets , lines , deadfalls , and hidden pits were not beyond the technological competence of Homo erectus . Many anthropologists believe that the probable increase in hunting had a rather ...
... hunting equipment such as bolas , wooden clubs , nets , lines , deadfalls , and hidden pits were not beyond the technological competence of Homo erectus . Many anthropologists believe that the probable increase in hunting had a rather ...
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... hunting and gathering groups , the role of " woman the hunter " is not insignificant ( Morren 1973 ) . There is no biologi- cal imperative that naturally restricts big - game hunting to males . A home base populated exclusively by ...
... hunting and gathering groups , the role of " woman the hunter " is not insignificant ( Morren 1973 ) . There is no biologi- cal imperative that naturally restricts big - game hunting to males . A home base populated exclusively by ...
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Biological Evolution | 7 |
FIGURES 11 Anthropologists at Work 289 | 8 |
Population Genetics | 13 |
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