Walnut Crossfit

An article in The Independent  describes a new book by anthropologist Peter McAllister, entitled Manthropology, in which he asserts that by almost any standard modern man is a total wimp compared to any of his predecessors. The book begins with the inauspicious statement “If you’re reading this then you – or the male you have bought it for – are the worst man in history.” You name it – speed? Usain Bolt ain’t got nothin’ on the ancient aborigines who could, according to analysis of fossil records, chase an animal in the mud up to 37 km/h. Jumping, throwing, strength, endurance? All of our greatest modern achievements would have been easily matched or outdone by the most common of our furry forebears.