So what do you think of the health of cave men?

Some people are saying they were in quite good health. But I don't know. They didn't really have medical records back then, and from what I've heard the under-30 mortality rate was pretty high.

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midnightrose · F

Considering their environment, I'd say they did pretty well. How long would you survive in the wild?

Xuan12 · 31-35, M

@midnightrose Good question. Do I get a tribe to help out?

midnightrose · F

@Xuan12 Sure.

Xuan12 · 31-35, M

@midnightrose I think we'd get about pretty well then. But I have the benefit of having knowledge about outdoor survival, primitive crafting, physics, modern engineering and medicine, etc.

Sorry, this was a loaded question. I've studied primitive technology and practiced out door living quite a bit. I have a good idea of what my opinion is. But as mentioned, I also have knowledge that gives me benefits which ancient cave men wouldn't necessarily have, or at least we don't know if they did or not. And I also have the benefit of starting with a quite healthy body and access to a wide variety of healthful foods in abundance.

It's just not the same when you have to scrounge it on your own, especially if nature takes an unexpected turn like an early frost.

midnightrose · F

@Xuan12 Right, that's what I meant by the wild. Living in the same environment they were put in.