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Re:Fourteen Discoveries Made About Human Evolution in 2022 by defrost on Thursday December 29, 2022 @06:04AM (#34171475)
I realise it's just the two of them .. I was pointing out the work they were doing on a regular basis as "older, less physically able" people.

As for H-G family structure, I don't know much but most of what I know came from growing up in the Western Desert, Kimberley, and PNG talking to folk like the P-9 [1] and supply runs to Mike Alpers [2].

This, of course, is over 40 years back so <shrug>.

[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30500591

[2] https://royalsociety.org/people/michael-alpers-10987/

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Re:Fourteen Discoveries Made About Human Evolution in 2022 by deafpolygon on Thursday December 29, 2022 @06:14AM (#34171524)
> I was pointing out the work they were doing on a regular basis as "older, less physically able" people.

I never said they were disabled. I just meant, they'd be less motile and likely to work on clothing, crafts, homesteading, care of the children, maybe even cooking and leading the tribe/group in religion and/or study. Given they'd have more experience and wisdom, it makes sense the elder of the family structure would be more closer at home to lead the way.

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