(par 5.1.1) Hunter-Gatherers (from encyclopidea.com)
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3400500196.html Stephanie A. Lanoue “Hunter-gatherers” is a term generally used to describe people from ancient societies who survived exclusively by hunting, fishing, or gathering wild foods. There is controversy today among scientists, however, as to whether any societies in modern times can be considered to be true hunter-gatherer groups. Some scientists argue that no societies today […]
(par 5.1.1) Hunter-Gatherers or Foragers
http://hraf.yale.edu/resources/faculty/explaining-human-culture/hunter-gatherers-foragers-2/ Carol R. Ember In the quest to explain human culture, anthropologists have paid a great deal of attention to recent hunter-gatherer, or forager, societies. A major reason for this focus has been the widely held belief that knowledge of hunter-gatherer societies could open a window into understanding early human cultures. After all, it is […]
(par 5.1.1) All people were “hunter-gatherers”
http://www.timemaps.com/hunter-gatherer Before early human beings took to farming the land, all people were “hunter-gatherers” – that is, they hunted animals and gathered wild plants for their sustenance. Before the coming of farming, people gained their food by foraging for nuts, berries and insects, hunting wild game, large and small, and fishing. A few hunter-gatherer peoples […]