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Early humans hunted by persistence hunting over long distances

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SUPPORTED
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Is it true that early humans hunted by persistence hunting over long distances?

Yes. Multiple studies using ethnographic databases and physical simulations support the hypothesis that early humans engaged in long-distance persistence hunting.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 2 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

The analysis

The retrieved literature contains specific studies, such as [3] and [5], which investigate and support the endurance pursuit (persistence hunting) hypothesis in human evolution using ethnographic databases and computer simulations of metabolic and thermoregulatory efficiency. There are no papers refuting the claim.

Evidence for · 2
Ethnography and ethnohistory support the efficiency of hunting through endurance running in humans.
2024
The paper supports the endurance pursuit hypothesis through an ethnographic and ethnohistoric database of persistence hunting.
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E, M. & B, W. (2024). Ethnography and ethnohistory support the efficiency of hunting through endurance running in humans.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01876-x

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Comparing walking and running in persistence hunting.
2022
The paper simulates persistence hunts and supports the view that endurance running and persistence hunting played a role in hominin foraging and evolution.
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M, H., H, P., M, S., P, E., & V, S. (2022). Comparing walking and running in persistence hunting.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2022.103247

What does the evidence say?

The retrieved literature contains specific studies, such as [3] and [5], which investigate and support the endurance pursuit (persistence hunting) hypothesis in human evolution using ethnographic databases and computer simulations of metabolic and thermoregulatory efficiency. There are no papers refuting the claim.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 6905 Aug 2026
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