Re:200k-year-old hand art found near a Tibetan hot spring
by masklinn on Saturday September 25, 2021 @04:59AM
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> What was the evolutionary advantage that being able to live at high altitudes 200,000 years ago gave you?
Having exclusive use of an ecological niche is pretty advantageous.
> There really weren't that many people around so finding land with available food and water doesn't seem like it would be that much of an issue.
While density was (likely) quite low, so was "productivity", and people were no less territorial, just because you didn't need all that space didn't mean you'd allow other groups to exploit it.
Having exclusive use of an ecological niche is pretty advantageous.
> There really weren't that many people around so finding land with available food and water doesn't seem like it would be that much of an issue.
While density was (likely) quite low, so was "productivity", and people were no less territorial, just because you didn't need all that space didn't mean you'd allow other groups to exploit it.