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Comment author: gwern 19 December 2014 01:49:17AM 4 points [-]

"Longevity Among Hunter-Gatherers: A Cross-Cultural Examination", Gurven & Kaplan 2007; might be helpful.

Comment author: James_Miller 19 December 2014 02:31:51AM *  2 points [-]

Good article. Quotes:

We hypothesize that human bodies are designed to function well for about seven decades in the environment in which our species evolved.

Among traditional hunter-gatherers... life expectancy at age 45 varies from 14 to 24 years...

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