Foraging

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Foraging The most common image of the hunting and gathering way of life until recently was that of an uncertain existence in a harsh environment and a short miserable life. This view was more of an ethnocentric projection than an accurate description of the lives of foragers. It was based on our tendency to pigeonhole human societies in terms of an outdated evolutionary framework. It was assumed that if the technology is simple then life must be grim. It was a vestige of the Victorian belief that our "civilized" lives are not only more efficient but also more comfortable than those of "primitive" peoples. Ethnographic research carried out over the last half century has largely demolished this myth that foragers in the past had to struggle for existence. In fact, they usually had a food supply that was adequate and reliable. Most of them only had to expend minimal labor to provide for their basic needs. What is particularly surprising to people in industrialized nations is that foragers often lived well into old age with few signs of anxiety and insecurity.

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