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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