Endurance pursuits for prey was not as rare in hunter-gatherer societies as previously thought, research suggests.
Research suggests endurance pursuits for prey was not as rare in hunter-gather societies as previously thought
Anthropologists said they found literature dating back to the early 1500s that suggest slow-paced, long-distance running was seen as an efficient way to capture animals such as wildebeest, deer, antelope and bison for food. He told the PA news agency: “Westerners, being more sedentary, are generally not as fit as the Natives , and for this reason, probably consider endurance running as more challenging than people who run frequently.”
Prof Morin said: “We were able to show that running, or a mix of running and walking, can be efficient, and it was a global practice by foragers prior to the modern era. It included first-hand accounts from different nomadic groups such as the Evenki people in Siberia, the Innu in Canada, the Apache in the US, the Mbuti in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Pitjantjatjara in Australia, the Innuit in Alaska, and many more.Prof Morin told PA: “We were struck by the number of cases we were finding and by their wide range of ecological contexts, with examples including the Canadian tundra and the mountains of Hawaii.
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