2013 Hum.Evol.28:237-266: The nowadays popular ideas about Pleistocene human ancestors running in open plains (‘endurance running’, ‘dogged pursuit of swifter animals’, ‘born to run’, ‘le singe coureur’, ‘Savannahstan’) are amongthe worst scientific hypotheses ever proposed. The susprising frequency & diversity of foot problems (hammer-toes, hallux valgus & bunions, ingrown nails, heel-spurs, athlete’s feet, corns & calluses—some of these due to wearing shoes) & the need to
Humans are physiologically ill-adapted to dry open milieus: “We have a water- & sodium-wasting cooling system of abundant sweat glands, unfit for a dry environment. Our maximal urine concentration is too low for a savanna-dwelling mammal. We needmore water than other primates, and have to drink more often than savanna inhabitants, yet we cannot drink large quantities at a time” (1987 Nature 325:305-6 ). This does not imply to say that human ancestors or relatives never lived on savannas, only
Our small mouth, spatulated canines & closed tooth-row, short tongue & smoothly vaulted palate are ill-designed for meat-eating, but ideal for consumption of slippery foods (and preadaptive to the evolution of human speech).
2013 Hum.Evol.28:237-266: The nowadays popular ideas about Pleistocene human ancestors running
in open plains (‘endurance running’, ‘dogged pursuit of swifter animals’, ‘born to run’, ‘le singe coureur’,
‘Savannahstan’) are among the worst scientific hypotheses ever proposed.
The susprising frequency & diversity of foot problems (hammer-toes, hallux valgus & bunions, ingrown
nails, heel-spurs, athlete’s feet, corns & calluses—some of these due to wearing shoes) & the need to
protect our feet with shoes prove that human feet are not made in the first place for running.
Humans are physiologically ill-adapted to dry open milieus: “We have a water- & sodium-wasting cooling
system of abundant sweat glands, unfit for a dry environment. Our maximal urine concentration is too
low for a savanna-dwelling mammal.
We need more water than other primates, and have to drink more often than savanna inhabitants, yet we
cannot drink large quantities at a time” (1987 Nature 325:305-6 ).
This does not imply to say that human ancestors or relatives never lived on savannas, only that if they
did, it was at the wetlands & rivers there.
On Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 5:35:02 AM UTC-5, littor...@gmail.com wrote:the worst scientific hypotheses ever proposed. The susprising frequency & diversity of foot problems (hammer-toes, hallux valgus & bunions, ingrown nails, heel-spurs, athlete’s feet, corns & calluses—some of these due to wearing shoes) & the need to
2013 Hum.Evol.28:237-266: The nowadays popular ideas about Pleistocene human ancestors running in open plains (‘endurance running’, ‘dogged pursuit of swifter animals’, ‘born to run’, ‘le singe coureur’, ‘Savannahstan’) are among
more water than other primates, and have to drink more often than savanna inhabitants, yet we cannot drink large quantities at a time” (1987 Nature 325:305-6 ). This does not imply to say that human ancestors or relatives never lived on savannas, onlyHumans are physiologically ill-adapted to dry open milieus: “We have a water- & sodium-wasting cooling system of abundant sweat glands, unfit for a dry environment. Our maximal urine concentration is too low for a savanna-dwelling mammal. We need
Our small mouth, spatulated canines & closed tooth-row, short tongue & smoothly vaulted palate are ill-designed for meat-eating, but ideal for consumption of slippery foods (and preadaptive to the evolution of human speech).
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