On 20/11/04, Peter J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: >Leave it to the BBC, or for that matter any popular media outlet to >present a 10+ year old hypothesis as news.
Peter you didn't read the article properly. It mentions older research but highlights new research - American at that - published recently in Nature... -------- Long-distance running may have been a driving force behind evolution of the modern human body, scientists say. American researchers said humans began endurance running about 2 million years ago to help hunt for prey, influencing the development of the human body. Previous studies have suggested running was purely a by-product of walking. But the study, published in Nature, said humans evolved big buttocks, a balanced head and longer legs to help gather food. Professor Dennis Bramble, of the University of Utah, and Professor Daniel Lieberman, of Harvard University, reported that early human beings may have needed to run long distances to help hunt prey or scavenge animal carcasses on the African savannah. [snip] ------------- I trust the BBC more than most ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
