On Fri, 12 May 2000 06:50:42 -0400, Michael Allen Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >I don't believe I made myself clear. I'm looking more for ways to >investigate the underlying basis for the Paleo diet. This diet is based on >assumptions that may or may not be true. How do scientists dig up bones and >then are able to say that this person ate these foods, was this healthy, and >lived this long? http://paleodiet.com points to studies of structure and composition of bones and especially teeth. Philip Thrift Principles of Paleofitness http://pthrift.homepage.com/paleofitness.html