as in hunter
a member of a culture in which people hunt animals and look for plants to eat instead of growing crops and raising animals
a tribe of hunter-gatherers
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South American hunter-gatherers have alternated rest days with days full of movement for eons.
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Matt Fuchs, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Read More: The 6 Most Iconic Artifacts From The Ancient World
Other researchers have theorized that Göbekli Tepe was home to one of the world’s oldest religious sites and acted as a place of ritual for hunter-gatherers who had yet to settle.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
All of this is based on research published in the journal, Nature Communications and based on research of hunter-gatherer groups that use storytelling significantly.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
The adaptation tracks a shift from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a more agrarian one, as agriculture spread across Europe from the Middle East.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Sep. 2024
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Matt Fuchs, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Read More: The 6 Most Iconic Artifacts From The Ancient World
Other researchers have theorized that Göbekli Tepe was home to one of the world’s oldest religious sites and acted as a place of ritual for hunter-gatherers who had yet to settle.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
All of this is based on research published in the journal, Nature Communications and based on research of hunter-gatherer groups that use storytelling significantly.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
The adaptation tracks a shift from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a more agrarian one, as agriculture spread across Europe from the Middle East.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hunter-gatherer
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