The Hunter-Gatherer Diet

The aboriginal Australians have survived thousands of years on what they call a hunter gather diet. The diet consists of emu, lizards, moths, kangaroo and snakes as well as berries, roots and honey which are referred as ‘bush tucker’. Seafood also had a big part in aboriginal culture, which most of the sea life was caught with spears and hooks made from branches, rocks etc. When the British settlers came in 1770 they unfortunately didn’t like or understand the aboriginal diet. So in response to this they decided to make a more familiar European diet. Sheep, cattle and other familiar European animals were introduced throughout Australia and familiar crops were planted as well. Flour was used to make bread and damper (thicker bread which was

From what I’ve read in the text, the Northern European countries of Great Britain, Ireland, and France, have very rich food items in their typical diets. In Great Britain and Ireland lots of higher fat meats, potatoes, and breads make up the basic diet. French menu items are also based in meat and fish, famously prepared with added fats, such as butter, lard and olive oil. Luckily, though, all Northern European countries do have good crop growing conditions. The availability of fresh fruits and vegetables contributes healthy items to otherwise fatty diets.

The emergence of agriculture was a major stepping stone in human history. During this birth of agriculture, also known as the Neolithic revolution, humans began inhabiting permanent settlements, grow their own crops, and domesticate both plants and animals for food (Weisdorf, 2005). Considering humans have been hunter-gatherers for the majority of their approximately 7 million years of existence, the emergence of agriculture in the Old World only occurring 10,000-5,000 years ago, marks a significant transformation in food sustenance techniques (Weisdorf, 2005). However, this turning point in history is associated with both positive and negative implications. There is much controversy over whether or not the introduction of

One of the first changes humans experienced when we started farming was a change in our diet. Hunter-gatherers had a very wide variety in their diet from different nuts, plants and meat. As Jared Diamond

Most people would argue that the transition from hunting and gathering of food to agricultural food production was the best innovation in human history. We are taught to believe that this innovation gave rise to civilization, allowed for more leisure time in which people could then focus on arts and allowed for a higher yielding, more consistent and reliable food source. Despite some of the innovations that sprang from agriculture, upon a closer look, we can see that with the advent of agriculture came class division, gender inequality, less leisure time, overpopulation, diseases, deficient diets and starvation. The transition from hunting and gathering to agricultural food production may have been the worst mistake in human history.

Introduction: The emergence of agriculture was a major stepping stone in human history. During this birth of agriculture, also known as the Neolithic revolution, humans began inhabiting permanent settlements, grow their own crops, and domesticate both plants and animals for food (Weisdorf, 2005). Considering humans have been hunter-gatherers for majority of their approximately 7 million years of existence, the emergence of agriculture in the Old World only occurring 10,000-5,000 years ago, marks a significant transformation in food sustenance techniques (Weisdorf, 2005). However, this turning point in history is associated with both positive and negative implications.

Renata, I totally agree with you that the Native American diet is healthier than the African diet, and due to the variety of foods that they have, there will be more options for them to choose unlike the African diet. I do understand why you picked the Native American diet and I would choose as same as your choice, but don’t you think that nowadays our food became very similar. In other words, globalization made the same food available in different parts of the world. For example, if you visit downtown New Have you will see bunch of Chinese, Thai, Middle Eastern, Italian, and Brazilin restaurants. Most these cuisines will have the same taste as if you eating the Sushi in China or eating the Italian Lasagna in Italy.

Approximately 2.5 million years ago humans lived as hunter-gatherers that would move in bands, later on, they would turn into the great civilization of the ancient world due to better technique and a more organized society. Starting from the neolithic age which consists of hunter-gatherers. There were basically early modern humans. Hunter-gatherers had populated a lot of the earth by 30,000 years ago, continued the hunter and gathering way of life. They would feed off of wild plants and animals and move from one location to another. They would also use the fur of their killings as clothes. In a hunting and gatherings economy, they would move from one location to another to secure their food supply. Hunter-gatherers were very self-sufficient.

Imagine having to hunt or gather your food each night? Most likely, one would go days without eating food in the "Old Stone Age." In these times, every day was life or death. However, not all Paleolithic societies are the same. For instance, some cultures developed differently depending on where they migrated to. The first migrations out of Africa and into Eurasia happened 45,000-20,000 years ago. This journey was made by boat as early as 60,000 years ago. Also, these "first people" were known for their new hunting tools, cave paintings, and Venus figurines. Their paintings included drawings of man, bulls, horses, and a great creator. With that, their belief system was built more upon female goddesses than male gods.

6. Analyze changes and continuities (i.e. consistencies) in the way human societies are structured (think social classes). Human societies throughout time have been structured by people's roles in society and wealth. In the Foraging Era, "society" only consisted of your kin, as hierarchies were based on gender, age, experience, and respect within the family. Differences in roles during this time period didn't create hierarchical relations as human relationships were more personal rather than hierarchical.

Eating in the Middle Ages was not as simple a process as it is in modern times. Whereas we are free to eat what we want, when we want, the medieval diet was restricted by many factors. The inhabitants of medieval Europe were bound by the constraints of social standing, wealth, location and religious beliefs. The nobility controlled the land, and the game that was on it became their property alone; poaching could be punishable by death. The majority of other foods produced upon their land were also under their control, leaving only a fraction to the serfs who worked the land.

The first beginning we had hunter and gatherers, and that became something that everybody started doing. People would use resources around them, and they would not stay in permanent settlements. Than a new life began and it was called Emergence of Agriculture. People know started having permanent settlements, the population has became bigger, and their health might be becoming shaky. These changes might have been better or worse.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to assimilate our hunter-gatherer ancestors? Well here is how it would go: We would wander around until we found a food source and then we would see how many people it could sustain. When it couldn't feed anymore people, we would move on and find a new food source. It’s simple. It’s easy. You only have to go in search of food when you need it. It’s practical. I agree that farming was the worst mistake in the history of the human race because it led to the division of social classes and it had a negative effect on human health.

The rise of health concerns continues to proliferate throughout the country from increasing obesity rates to the astonishing number of our population with high blood pressure or diabetes. It’s enough to make anyone want to second-guess everything they eat and put in into their bodies. We ask our doctor’s, and ourselves “what can be done?” Eat right, and exercise. Those are the parameters for maintaining a healthy life. So it’s only natural that across the board we’ve got numerous exercise programs to help you lose weight fast or build lean muscle. Then we’ve got every diet under the sun, the no carb diet, high protein diet and all juice diets. Through research we can find and utilize programs and healthy habits that we can practice

How did early civilizations effectively develop and utilize early plants and vegetables to move from hunter-gatherers to agriculturists, and what were the impacts socially, politically, and technically? “Agriculture did not emerge from an untapped resource base or randomly distributed family or tribal units of Homo sapiens sapiens. It emerged as the result of efforts by highly organized ecologically canny communities composed of skilled hunter-gatherers.” In the beginning of what is considered burgeoning civilization, humanities ancestors were what were called hunter-gatherers. They moved from place to place, following the source of their food in order to survive the brutal aspects of early life. If they could not find food, or not find it in sufficient amount, they would starve and eventually die off. Thus, the only decision facing them was to relocate their tribes in order to better take advantage of the available game. As the second portion of their name implied, they were also considered gatherers, in which they subsisted on whatever grains and green vegetables or fruits they could find to eat. It was this kind of lifestyle which led to a smaller, tribal mindset in which you ate what you could, when you could. Over time this began to change, with the establishment of agricultural practices which allowed for availability of much needed crops and the decision of tribes to establish permanent communities, as well as the increase in both number of members and life terms.