AN101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Original Affluent Society, Animal Husbandry, Pastoralism
Document Summary
Making a living: patterns of subsistence, anthropologists have identified five patterns of subsistence. The physical environment and the organisms living in it: anthropogenesis. The process whereby ecosystems are influenced or altered by humans: environment does not determine culture, environment provides limits and possibilities, the foraging way of life, the original affluent society. Rich in human warmth and aesthetics: today. Foraging found in the worlds marginalized areas: characteristics of foragers, mobility and technology. Foragers are people who do not farm or practice animal husbandry. Hunting styles and equipment determine the size of population and movement. Annual cycle of congregation: camp organization. Usually fewer than 100 people live together. Size may be limited by the carrying capacity or the density of social relations: division of labour. Crucial component of social organization and cooperation. Almost universal division of labour: food sharing. Camp life is center of daily activity: the impact of foraging on human society, cultural adaptations and material technology.
