On Wed, 17 Jul 2002 14:34:50 -0500, Matt Baker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>> It seems unlikely that very many Paleo humans encountered Ginseng plants
>at all.
>
>But isn't "paleolithic" somewhat of a relative term depending on *where*
>geographically a certain focus is cast, human population found, and what the
>*lifestyle* there entailed?
> [...]
>"Homo Sapiens first came to Primorye some 30,000 years ago from inland Asia.
>These were Paleolithic hunters-gatherers who were after mammoths, wild
>horses, bears and moose."

The Paleo diet includes only foods that humans could have adapted to utliize
over time.

a)  30,000 years is usually not considered enough time for such an adaptation.

b)  You would also have to be personally descended from Siberians.


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Cheers,

Ken
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