How do I explain the long life spans of Elves?

Elves in fantasy are commonly depicted as having long life spans and that applies to my story as well with Elves on average living between 250 and 270 years. The question is how would this work and what evolutionary pressures would cause a group of divergent hominids to evolve into such long life spans?

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