![]() ![]() Today the same area could accommodate a city of 6 million people crammed together in a way that human are unable to cope with. This extended family group would need around 20 square miles to support its needs. The central premise of the book is that the human animal evolved to live in hunter-gatherer groups of around 60 people. ![]() Written in 1969 it is a book that reflect’s his generations misgivings about cities. Not so long ago a friend of mine, Paul Bower came across a second hand copy of a book by Desmond Morris called the Human Zoo. As Desmond Morris says – the 20 square miles that once supported a hunter/gatherer group of 60 people might now accommodate a city of 6 million. ![]()
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