Hunter-gatherers had 80% of their calories coming from plants.
Heavily dependent on the community and the season. Even then, “80%” isn’t vegan by any stretch.
It’s far easier to catch plants, on account of them not running away.
Domestication made “catching” animals much easier (and catching diseases easier, too). But you had whole tribal communities following herd migration patterns. The hunting aspect of hunter-gatherer was pivotal to their cultural practices, living arrangements, and the subsequent conflicts between tribes that would begin to define early nation-states.
Hunter-gatherers had 80% of their calories coming from plants. It’s far easier to catch plants, on account of them not running away.
Heavily dependent on the community and the season. Even then, “80%” isn’t vegan by any stretch.
Domestication made “catching” animals much easier (and catching diseases easier, too). But you had whole tribal communities following herd migration patterns. The hunting aspect of hunter-gatherer was pivotal to their cultural practices, living arrangements, and the subsequent conflicts between tribes that would begin to define early nation-states.
Despite making up 80% of eaten calories gathering only contributes to 20% of burnt calories. Curious.
Brought to by turning point Mesolithic