> The point of disagreement between us appears to be fading.
correct, in fact on TV here last night was a piece about the Kalahari. woman
said while men went hunting they collected the roots.

>I don't think so.  At least, Diamond doesn't mention any >shortage of
animal proteins, and his description of their >foraging practices doesn't
imply one.
i'm pretty sure its in Diamond's sloppy book. thse inland Papuans share with
the Tarahamura the prize of having amongst the worst health in the world,
due to shortage of animal proteins.

>You claimed that carbohydrate-rich foods are not available to >the
aborigines.  I have provided a source that indicates that >your claim is
false.
no, just a source that says they had access to a lot of foods that have
carbs. which is saying little, since all plant foods have some carbs. a lot
of the carbs in various yams is in the form of inulin, which gives a sweet
taste but is indigestible... zero calories. i'm yet to find any source which
actually say how many calories in a given species of aussie yam or orchid.
suspicious.

> My guess is that they average 100g a day or less, but >probably not all
that much less.  Given the foods available
>to them, it doesn't seem that it would be that difficult to get >100g in
the form of roots, tubers, fruits, berries, saps, etc.
i think this is the high side, but we can't take it any further unless we
get more data. if you have walked 10km that day, 100 grams of carbs is
certainly not much.

andrew