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Krikorr wrote:

>>I think a good strategy is to imagine what they might have done
>>activity-wise. For instance, assuming you are correct in that women were
>>primarily gatherers, ...

>This is substantially correct, in addition to carrying young children,
>sometimes for miles each day.

I carried my daughter in a backpack for long treks until she was four years
old (and using it for rest periods by then). I knew nothing about
paleoliving then, but prams, buggies and the like seemed a very unnatural
way to carry young children, and a backpack allowed us to talk and interact
a lot.

>If you can find the excellent book, The
>Paleolithic Prescription (1988) by Eaton, Shostak & Konner (now out of
print
>but possibly available from a library or second hand source) you will find
>descriptions of the activities of paloelithic woman (and men) by
authorities
>in the field.

Many thanks. From looking at online reviews it sounds like a book well worth
having. I did a hunt this morning and found a few second hand copies for
sale in the US at reasonable prices. But  in Europe (my mainland) the lowest
quote so far is the equivalent of $95 for a well-used paperback edition, so
I'll keep on looking! It might be worth my while paying the postage from the
US in the end.

Was this the first book to discuss paleoliving in detail? I'm curious as to
how the current  idea to return to a more paleo way of life evolved.

Cheers,

Persephone

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