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Fezzik • yesterday at 7:10 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Gurven, Michael & Hillard Kaplan (2007). “Longevity Among Hunter-Gatherers: A Cross-Cultural Examination.” Population and Development Review, 33(2), 321–365

If you made it past age 5 as a hunter-gatherer you’d likely live to 50-60 years of age.


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1attice • yesterday at 7:15 PM

Interesting. Yet as someone approaching the first of those two last numbers, I would say that that isn't very old at all

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