On Thu, 20 May 1999, Ken Stuart wrote:

> >I think the theory is too simplistic in that it ignores the
> >division of labor possible in a simple human society.  Children
> >who are too young to hunt, for example, can gather seeds and
> >grains.  During the brief period when grains can be harvested, it
> >is not such a chore.
>
> Methinks, this sounds like ..... agriculture.
>
> Are our hunter-gatherers now agriculturists?

I don't think so.  It's not agriculture until the crops are
*planted* and harvested.  Gathering ripe grains, or seeds, or
whatever is, well, gathering.

Todd Moody
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