Ethnohistorical analysis suggests that endurance running evolved with persistence hunting

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This is a summary of: Morin, E. & Winterhalder, B. Ethnography and ethnohistory support the efficiency of hunting through endurance running in humans. Nat. Hum. Behav. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01876-x (2024).