So far this theory is new to me.  But looking at hunter/gatherer
societies that
live near water it is safe to say they spend a lot of time in the
water.
But could we have evolved (at least partly) to the shape we are in now
because of
it?
Remember most general thought is that we came from Africa where we
started as a
species in the south near the coast. Evidence has been found the our
ancestors
ate fish and shellfood.
Our noses used to flat when living in a hot climate, they only became
larger and
thicker to warm the inbreathed air when living in a cold climate. Hair
was not a
need as well while being in a warm sun.  Give me a nice cover of fur
in Europe in
winter time any day ;-)
Very interesting, if ever I can find the time I want to read this
book.

Christy

Denise LePage schreef:

> I read a book some 20 years ago or so called The Descent of Woman.
>
> The author theorized that we spent a large amount of time in the water (not
> living in it, but near it and spending a lot of time in it), as evidenced by
> our noses, hairless bodies, fat distribution and other evolutionary
> differences from land-bound primates.
>
> She had a lot of interesting theories about all of this that could have been
> just plain silly, but at the time, they made a lot of sense.  Has anyone else
> read this or heard of these theories?
>
> Denise