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"Day, Wally" <[log in to unmask]>
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:30:54 -0700
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>Sahlins in his "Notes on the Original Affluent Society," speaks of
>the "paleolithic rhythm" in which "men commonly hunt from one to four
>nonconsecutive days a week with intervening days of rest and women
>routinely gather every two to three days....  He goes on to say:
>"Overall, the paleolithic rhythm involves days of fairly intense
>physical exertion which alternate with days of rest and light activity."

Regionally and seasonally adjusted. I think it does a disservice to paleos everywhere to assume any kind of "schedule".

I'm willing to bet a paleo's "light activity" is magnitudes greater than what is considered "normal" activity nowadays.

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