Which three skills were common to hunter-gatherers in the Paleolithic age? the ability to make tools. the ability to grow food. the ability to sew clothes.

The three ways in which hunter-gatherers used fire were:

• To cook food.
• To scare away wild animals.
• To warm themselves up during winters.

In what ways are these similar to/different from the reasons for which we travel today? Answer: Hunter-gatherers traveled from place to place in search of food. Once food resources at a place were exhausted, they needed to go to a new place. Some people travel because they enjoy travelling.

• Depended on natural resources for food = potential cause of starvation.
• Had an extremely high infant mortality rate.
• Susceptible to non-communicable infections (parasites, viruses, bacteria)

Dangers may include the presence of large predators, little water, or few recognizable features to help children find their way back home. Hadza children on average hunt and gather about half their food; these children pictured above are cooking their meal.

Conclusion. Excepting outside forces such as violence and disease, hunter-gatherers can live to approximately 70 years of age. With this life expectancy, hunter-gatherers are not dissimilar to individuals living in developed countries.

Still, average hunter-gatherer men and women walk about 9.5km (six miles a day), respectively, in order to hunt or collect food. We evolved to walk with extreme efficiency. Chimps spend about twice as many calories to walk the same distance as humans.