From Geoff Harding, Sydney, Australia
It isn’t surprising that there has been criticism of the idea that humans evolved to chase down prey over large distances. The need to do this regularly would suggest an inability to hunt strategically or co-operate with others, which is somewhat insulting to the developing human intelligence (18 May, p 11).
Sensible strategies would have involved the use of hunting weapons and traps or driving an animal a short distance towards an ambush by fellow hunters, with factors such as wind direction considered to avoid detection by scent. This would have been highly energy efficient and both men and women would have participated.
