I’m not a skeptic of hiking poles like I am of hiking boots but I’m curious if any pre-industrial people use(d) them
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Scientific evidence for them is scant & contradictory (to put it mildly)
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But given how much time hunter-gatherers seem to spend walking with huge loads, and how low-tech hiking poles are...do/did they use them?
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Replying to @literalbanana
Walking sticks/staffs seem pretty universal, no?
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Replying to @B_Barbarian
they seem normal but you never see women carrying huge loads on their heads using them
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