On Sat, 9 Dec 2000 17:56:57 -0400, matesz <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Philip Thrift posted a link on Mon, 6 Nov 2000, about how early man stored >meat by digging pits in the permafrost.... >http://www.human-nature.com/darwin/books/tattersall.html > >This site is fascinating. As I read more about what was found at various >sites, about the tools, knowledge these people had of animals and the ways >in which they adapted to the environment and seasons, the artwork, cooking >tools, and various skills, I was struck by how much of this detail about >early humans, is woven into the Jean M. Auel books. Another meat storage article http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/9495/May08_95/storage.htm There is apparently a whole genre of "ice age fiction". Philip Thrift http://www.paleofitness.com