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Re:How did humans survive alone for 1000 years on desert isl... by abdullahkhalids on Saturday February 17, 2024 @01:45AM (#39407021)
What statistics do we have of how many people pre-farming (before~7-10k BC) died early due to starvation or malnutrition?
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Re:How did humans survive alone for 1000 years on desert isl... by jojobas on Saturday February 17, 2024 @07:14AM (#39408755)
We know they voluntarily killed ~30% of all newborn, so there's that. Perhaps another 30-50% died before age 18.

These numbers are not unique to Australia, it's considered to be commonplace in hunter-gatherer societies.

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