15/6/04 7:46 AM Wally Day wrote:

> Aye, there's the rub. The article I referred to in my last post said
> exactly that. Ag leaves loads of evidence, herding very little (herders
> are, after all, migratory by nature). Nevertheless, it is generally
> accepted that herding started before agriculture. Exactly how long before
> is still unknown.

FYI.  Just found this.  While it doesn't discuss Paleo Herdsmen per se it
does suggest we need to look at the "dietary habits of living isolated
primitive groups" to assess what an optimal diet might be. In these diets
fermented milk is sometimes a staple...

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Sender:       Paleolithic Diet Symposium List
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Subject:      Re: PALEODIET Digest - 29 Nov 1998 to 2 Dec 1998 (#1998-93)
To:     All Paleodieters
From:   Sally Fallon and Mary G Enig, PhD
Re:     Queries by Brian J MacLean

We would agree that few conclusions can be made from the scanty evidence
available on Paleolithic man.  If we are to use anthropological data to
guide us in determining optimum diets for modern man, we would do better to
make careful and in depth studies of the dietary habits of living isolated
primitive groups.  We emphasize the words ³careful² and ³in depth,² because
cursory examinations often miss important details, such as food preparation
methods or ³unusual ³ dietary choices like insects......
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full text at:

http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?A2=ind9812&L=paleodiet&F=&S=&P=182


John Holman
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