[HN Gopher] Small prey compelled prehistoric humans to produce a...
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       Small prey compelled prehistoric humans to produce appropriate
       hunting weapons
        
       Author : diodorus
       Score  : 9 points
       Date   : 2023-09-10 21:30 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | myshpa wrote:
       | > A new study from the Department of Archaeology at Tel Aviv
       | University found that the extinction of large prey, upon which
       | human nutrition had been based ...
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       | We ate them all.
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       | https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammal-decline
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       | Many researchers have grappled with the question of what caused
       | the QME. Most evidence now points towards humans being a key
       | driver
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       | A global population half the size of London contributed to many
       | of the world's largest mammals to extinction. The per capita
       | impact of our hunter-gatherer ancestors was huge.
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       | The romantic idea that our hunter-gatherer ancestors lived in
       | harmony with nature is flawed. Humans have never been 'in
       | balance' with nature.
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       | Trace the footsteps of these tiny populations of the past and you
       | will find extinction after extinction after extinction
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       | https://ourworldindata.org/quaternary-megafauna-extinction
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       | Between 52,000 and 9,000 BCE, more than 178 species of the
       | world's largest mammals were killed off. These were mammals
       | heavier than 44 kilograms, ranging from mammals the size of sheep
       | to mammoths.
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       | There is strong evidence to suggest that these were largely
       | driven by humans
        
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