ANTH 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: The Affluent Society, Menstruation, Weaning
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What kind of rules associate people with these bands level groups?" People move between band camps all the time, no strict rules to each group. Number and size of camp changed from day to day. If people are not getting along, they avoid conflict and just leave. Just because a different culture has different attitudes doesn"t mean that they are primitive or stressed. Preconception that they were constantly obsessed with the food quests. The !kung san moved the camp every couple of months. "why should we plant, when there are so many mongongos in the work. Hunter and gatherer requires nearly encyclopedic knowledge of the outdoors: water in a water root. Average !king daily diet (richard lees data: meat - 33%, plant foods 67% People from around the world (not rich countries) are not eating a whole lot of meat. Hunter and gatherers from africa are small stature people. Now are found in areas inhospitable for agriculture.