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I can't reply to gaius for some reason but:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_affluent_society Quote: studies show that hunter-gatherers need only work about fifteen to twenty hours a week in order to survive and may devote the rest of their time to leisure

http://condensedscience.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/life-expect...

Quote:life expectancy at age 15 is 48 years for Aborigines, 52 and 51 for settled Ache and !Kung, yet 31 and 36 for peas- ant and transitional Agta. Survival to age 45 varies between 19 and 54 percent, and those aged 45 live an average of 12–24 additional years The modal age of mortality in hunter-gatherers can range from 68 in the Hiwi to 78 in the Tsimane.



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