Re:Did Our Ancestors Become Bipedal So They Could Throw?
by derefr on Sunday August 14, 2016 @05:34PM
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> I imagine it would be quite awkward running on all fours while holding on to your spear.
"On all fours" isn't quite what our common primate ancestors do on the ground, though. Picture a gorilla: the "hands" are knuckled. I imagine it'd work alright to hold a small tool (e.g. a stone dagger) in them, though not anything as long as a spear.
"On all fours" isn't quite what our common primate ancestors do on the ground, though. Picture a gorilla: the "hands" are knuckled. I imagine it'd work alright to hold a small tool (e.g. a stone dagger) in them, though not anything as long as a spear.