Hunter Gatherers

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identified by their tools: bow and arrow, atlatl, harpoon and projectile points.
Even after agriculture became a major source of food, hunting and gathering of wild plants remained a large component of people's diets. People who tend stands of natural plants are called horticulturalists; those who farm are agriculturalists (K. Kris Hirst).
Now Pastoralists on the other hand is the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock. It is animal intensive, it is the care, tending and use of animals such as camels, goats, cattle, yaks, llamas, and sheep. It may have a mobile aspect, moving the herds in search of fresh pasture and water. Pastoralism is found in many variations throughout the world. Composition of herds, management practices, social organization and all other aspects of pastoralism vary between areas and between social groups. Many traditional practices have also had to adapt to the changing circumstance of the modern world. Ranches of the United ...

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