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A pre-agrarian economy based upon scavenging, hunting, and gathering resources. Such life styles tend to be very high-stress and unstable{{fact}}; as such, societies that utilize that sort of [[economy]] tend to be very small and primitive. Foragers must move frequently in order to find new resources; as such, they are unable to develop the things necessary for any sort of [[civilization]]: architecture, literacy, organized religion, etc.
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[[Image:Forager.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Foragers of the Agta people in the Phillippines]]
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'''Foraging society''' refers to an adaptive strategy adopted by a culture.<ref>''Making a Living'' [http://core.ecu.edu/anth/leibowitzj/unit6.html East Carolina University] Accessed July 13 20907</ref>
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There are five primary adaptive strategies:
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*Foraging
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*Horticulture
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*Pastoralism
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*Agriculture
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*Industrialism
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Foraging represents a pre-[[farming]] [[economy]] based upon scavenging, hunting, and gathering resources. Although often disparaged as primitive and brutal, very few hours per week are expended in these societies to collect the basic necessities of life, leaving the remainder of the tribe's time for playing, art, community activities, and general enjoyment of the natural world.
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Latest revision as of 12:09, July 1, 2010

Foragers of the Agta people in the Phillippines

Foraging society refers to an adaptive strategy adopted by a culture.[1] There are five primary adaptive strategies:

  • Foraging
  • Horticulture
  • Pastoralism
  • Agriculture
  • Industrialism

Foraging represents a pre-farming economy based upon scavenging, hunting, and gathering resources. Although often disparaged as primitive and brutal, very few hours per week are expended in these societies to collect the basic necessities of life, leaving the remainder of the tribe's time for playing, art, community activities, and general enjoyment of the natural world.

References

  1. ↑ Making a Living East Carolina University Accessed July 13 20907