How long did hunter gatherers sleep?

by VinnyCent11

Back when humans were hunter gatherers the average height for men is said to be 5'9 or 175cm. When agriculture came we started having a decline in height with males averaging 5'3 or 160cm and the emphasis is on how our nutrition changed. But now that we can eat a varied diet the average male height went back and higher to 5'10 and we are taught to sleep 8 hours nonstop. But how did hunter gatherers manage their sleep? I assume they simply can't just sleep 8 hours straight since they need to constantly move and the wild is completely unsafe.

Please correct me if I'm wrong on some or most of what I said.

Searocksandtrees

Hi, it would be worth x-posting this question to /r/AskAnthropology, since "back when humans were hunter gatherers" implies that you're asking about deep pre-history. While there are some anthropologists in this sub, there are more over there.