Exploring Locomotor Versatility in Hunter-Gatherer Societies
How climbing, swimming, running, and diving reveal the adaptive brilliance of early humans.
A World Beyond Walking
For years, anthropology has emphasized humans' evolution as upright walkers, focusing on bipedalism as a defining trait. However, a recent study by George Brill and colleagues, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B1, upends this narrow view, revealing the remarkable locomotor versatility of hunter-gatherer societies worldw…
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