Hunting and Gathering
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Economics, Social Science, Agriculture
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Food, Cooking, Cuisine
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Utah
Article abstract: Hunting and gathering societies could not amass surplus food supplies, but they generally met their needs adequately and had significant leisure time
“Hunting and gathering” refers to the economic activities of the simplest and historically earliest form of human society. Hunters and gatherers were migrant people possessing only rudimentary technology who traveled a fixed territory in pursuit of seasonal produce and game animals. Because they were usually ignorant of techniques of food preservation, hunters and gatherers did not collect...
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