Bill Skinner
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Most of those guys went to a hotel most nights.
Yes I could survive. Would I want to live that life? Not really. Contrary to Hollyweird, you have to work from first light to after dark every day. You will be making tools, gathering materials for food, clothing and shelter, checking traps and weirs, processing plants and animals for food, repairing or rebuilding stuff almost every waking moment.
It wasn't until organized agriculture happened on a large scale that people started having lots of scheduled leisure time.
Back in the hunter/gather days, people were taller than they were in ancient times and in generally better health. Men also died in their late 30's to early 50's and women usually died in their late 20's to mid 30's. According to their bones, prior to agriculture, they endured frequent periods of starvation.
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