gq: Hunting-gathering was the common human mode of subsistence throughout the Paleolithic, but the observation of current-day hunters and gatherers does not necessarily reflect Paleolithic societies; the hunter-gatherer cultures examined today have had much contact with modern civilization and do not represent "pristine" conditions found in uncontacted peoples.
Question: What do modern hunter-gatherers not reflect? Question: How do modern hunters and gathers differ from early ones? Question: What type of conditions are not present in modern societies? Question: Where do you find groups that represent pristine conditions?