ANTH 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Pastoralism, Industrial Revolution
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It could be a mix of all of these strategies. Most cultures do this but then some other cultures may save them and preserve them and create a surplus. A culture"s method of production fundamentally shapes other aspects if their economy. This is not static, so it does change. Traditional ecological knowledge (tek) this basically means knowing every single type of plant and animal. Also, how it works and what season it comes out. This person knows when you over hunt or gather, this is more of a spiritual thing. Communities small (40-60 people) since they are so small they often walk on foot and no vehicles and they don"t keep pets around since that is another mouth to feed. Egalitarian society: all have equal access to resources (as long as you do your part so no status, everyone is equal) Elders respected based on knowledge (they are basically a walking memory book such as rock stuff)
