October 2010 finds

Primal Holiday Desserts - Mark’s Daily Apple, Oct 30
Yummy!

Oldest Modern Human Outside of Africa Found - National Geographic Daily News, Oct 25
Did Homo sapiens reach Asia 60,000 years earlier than previously thought?

How Grok got Milk - Mark’s Daily Apple, Oct 26
Herding settlers versus hunter-gathers.     

Marathons Affect Heart, but Runners Bounce Back - MedlinePlus, Oct 25
Unraveling the effects of marathoning on the heart.

Tough Mudder: Dirty, Adventurous Fun! - Modern Paleo, Oct 25
Are you tough enough! Richly illustrated all-day modern Paleolithic fitness fest.

From China, The Future of Fish - Bloomberg Businessweek, Oct 21
Fish farming won’t improve until we make better choices.

The Catail's Outta of the Bag - Mark’s Daily Apple, Oct 21
Controversy over grain consumption 30,000 years ago.

Fun with headlines: Did Paleolithic people eat grains? - Hunt.Gather.Love, Oct 20
Response to research finding human use of grains 30,000 years ago.

Is Samwise Gamgee Right About Potatoes? - Mark’s Daily Apple, Oct 19
Who was right about potatoes in The Lord of the Rings? Also see Part Deux.

Thank you for an amazing inaugural New York City Barefoot Run - Hunter-Gatherer, Oct 13
Great review of a milestone event in paleo fitness.

Barefooting - Paleo Playbook, Oct 12
Great post on persistence hunting and barefoot running, with video. (Interestingly the persistence hunter wears shoes, the modern paleoterran is barefoot.)

The Neandertals of Mount Doom - john hawks weblog, Oct 11
Did volcanoes or “death-rays” knock off Neandertal? Or neither?

43,000-year-old assemblages from Highland New Guinea - john hawks weblog, Oct 1
Pandanus nut roasting and other foods 43,000 years ago.