[D66] Hunter-gatherer

R.O. jugg at ziggo.nl
Wed Jul 29 10:58:14 CEST 2020


"Contrary to common misconception, hunter-gatherers are mostly well-fed, 
rather than starving"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter-gatherer

Hunter-gatherer
 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


A hunter-gatherer is a human living in a society in which most or all 
food is obtained by foraging (collecting wild plants and pursuing wild 
animals). Hunter-gatherer societies stand in contrast to agricultural 
societies, which rely mainly on domesticated species.

Hunting and gathering was humanity's first and most successful 
adaptation, occupying at least 90 percent of human history.[1] Following 
the invention of agriculture, hunter-gatherers who did not change have 
been displaced or conquered by farming or pastoralist groups in most 
parts of the world.[2]

Only a few contemporary societies are classified as hunter-gatherers, 
and many supplement their foraging activity with horticulture or 
pastoralism.[3][4] Contrary to common misconception, hunter-gatherers 
are mostly well-fed, rather than starving.[5]

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