survive before they became hunter gathers. Where did they get the instinct to gather nuts and hunt for food, as they weren't taught. This surely must be the best evidence that we humans evolved from other animals such as primates who had the natural instinct to survive. What a fascinating subject.
What do you think or what do you know about hunter gatherers.
2007-01-31 08:17:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
There are still places on Earth sparsely enough populated that hunter gathering continues to this day (The Mongolian/Russian Steppe,the Sahel of Africa , the Australian Outback)
If you liked that subject you'll absolutely LOVE the book Guns Germs and Steel which basically goes through 9000 years of human history with simple reasoned explainations of many of your questions and comments.
My opinion is that the author , Dr. Jarred Diamond certainly has some biases and such but the work is arguably to be considered as one of the more outstanding works of cultural anthropogy/history and sociological analysis in the last 25 years or so.
And it's an easy read too.
2007-01-31 15:00:37 · answer #1 · answered by Mark T 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Until you both get your individual drinking addressed and helped ; you will not be able to work on the relationship as the problems in the relationship will spur the need to drink and then you will continue to be in a vicious emotional cycle as you already stated. For now, focus on your children and what their needs are and do whatever is necessary to provide them with an environment that will not be so toxic. Children learn what they live even if they are toddlers they are barometers for the emotions of their caregivers/parents. Having both of you would be ideal only if you were both recovering alcoholics with a strong support system in place. The last thing you need to worry about is if the "counselor" will be attacking you. More importantly your counselor needs to be a trained professional certified in couples counseling. If you feel at any time that the session has turned into a one-sided attack then just get up and walk out. Get some help for yourself as a co-dependent if your drinking problem isn't as severe as your husband's. You need help getting some coping skills. Don't wait for him anymore. Unfortunately, your relationship sounds like it's in really dire straits.It's going to take both of you giving 100% or you have no chance at all. That's the harsh reality.
2016-05-23 23:37:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were no humans before they were hunter gatherers. Chimps are hunter gatherers and so were the apes they evolved from. The first humans that evolved were hunter gatherers. This was not discovered like farming or metallurgy it was something that children learnt from their parents back through the generations for tens of thousands of years.
2007-01-31 08:34:07 · answer #3 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Every creature has a natural instinct to survive, regardless of evolution. A baby would rather live then die, not because of evolution, but because it feels right to live and survive, its built in to us, even from before we are born.
I like Ray Mears programs too.
Just because animals do some things the same as we do, does not automaticaly mean we are some how related. That is simply because our enironment and needs are the same.
2007-01-31 08:38:55 · answer #4 · answered by Hi T 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Animals are hunter gatherers! They store food over winter as well. We're just another species of animal.
Animals can eat stuff thats toxic to us. We're capable of telling whats edible or not. You spit in your hand and add a piece of the new food, see if it burns or smells 'bad'. You chew a small piece and see the effects. If it seems ok you then eat a small piece and wait 24 hours.
Its how people in remote areas still live!
2007-01-31 08:33:59 · answer #5 · answered by sarah c 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
what a good question as i love watching Ray Mears too,but i would think a lot of it would be through trial and error, much the same as today,if you eat something and it makes you ill,you don't eat it again,and by watching other animals,but i must agree it is fascinating
2007-01-31 08:39:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's pretty accepted that before humans developed the capacity and skill for tool-based hunting (which I assume is what you mean by hunter-gatherer), they foraged (gathered) and scavenged primarily, but also hunted in different ways without tools.
2007-02-01 00:29:34 · answer #7 · answered by forbidden_planet 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They watch and learned by animals they hunted them like meat eaters and gathered like squirrels and chipmunks.
2007-01-31 08:23:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Probably like a lot us , they learned by eating their mistakes. Also they would have watched what animals ate and tasted the same things.
2007-01-31 08:24:27 · answer #9 · answered by freddiem 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"They watched the animals and the birds and copied them, they learned by trial and error. As a child, my mother would say to us, " Never eat anything that a bird won`t eat."
2007-01-31 14:19:32 · answer #10 · answered by Social Science Lady 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋