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Erik Hill <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 29 Dec 1999 16:48:43 -0700
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On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> jlpresto wrote:
>
> > I wonder what kind of play for exercise paleolithic man really did?  I would
> > think that he did the absolute minimum exercise required for huting and
> > gathering, and rested the rest of the time.  I mean, did he have games?
> >
>
> My guess would be that they danced.  HG and recently HG tribes dance a
> lot, sometimes overnight or for days on end.
>
>  Lynnet

I have read specifically that line dancing was especially popular among the
H/G's.  (line dancing -- dancing in a moving line, front to back).  Just
another thing to remind me how relatively boring my life is! :)

Erik

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