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History of the hunter-gatherers

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Josephine Parker
11/05/2021 12:00 ‧ 4 years ago | StarsInsider

LIFESTYLE

Neanderthal

The modern world is a far cry from the human race's original way of living. Hunting and gathering food was how we used to live. We would roam around the plains in small groups and forage off the land. It was a harsh world, but hominids psychologically and physically advanced in order to better adapt to their surroundings. Now, there are only a few groups who have maintained the hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Most homo sapiens converted to stationary farming, our modern means of existence.

Still, our past as hunter-gatherers continues to intrigue us. Click through this gallery to learn about how we lived for hundreds of years.

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