[HN Gopher] Small prey compelled prehistoric humans to produce a... ___________________________________________________________________ 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) (HTM) web link (phys.org) (TXT) w3m dump (phys.org) | 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 ... | | We ate them all. | | https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammal-decline | | Many researchers have grappled with the question of what caused | the QME. Most evidence now points towards humans being a key | driver | | 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. | | The romantic idea that our hunter-gatherer ancestors lived in | harmony with nature is flawed. Humans have never been 'in | balance' with nature. | | Trace the footsteps of these tiny populations of the past and you | will find extinction after extinction after extinction | | https://ourworldindata.org/quaternary-megafauna-extinction | | 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. | | There is strong evidence to suggest that these were largely | driven by humans ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2023-09-10 23:00 UTC)