Khoikhoi and Kwadi Adopt Pastoral Lifestyle
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Agriculture, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Animals, Endangered Species, Zoology, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: African History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: South Africa, Namibia
- Date: c. 300 -c. 100
Article abstract: Deviating from the San hunter-gatherers of southern Africa, the Khoikhoi and Kwadi peoples realized the economic potential of pastoralism and began herding sheep and cattle.
Summary of Event
Khoisan (Khwe) herders entered southern Africa in approximately 300 b.c.e., replacing the hunter-gatherer San peoples who had inhabited the area since the early first millennium b.c.e. Given the nature of the communities known as Khoisan (the name that denotes this group as one of both herders and hunter-gatherers), it is difficult to pinpoint...
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