A recent study published in Plos One, has challenged the long-held belief that men solely hunt while women gather in hunter-gatherer societies.1 The study, which compiled data from ethnographic reports of foraging communities around the world, found that women actively participate in hunting in
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Transhumance and Transhumant Pastoralism
Transhumant pastoralism denotes a socio-ecological strategy characterized by the cyclic movement of livestock herds between distinct altitudinal zones, orchestrated to optimize resource utilization in response to seasonal fluctuations. This age-old practice reflects a nuanced symbiosis between human agency, animal husbandry, and ecological dynamics, fostering
Pastoral Nomadism: Origins and Characteristics
Pastoral nomadism is a distinctive form of pastoralism that centers on the herding of livestock to locate fresh grazing pastures. Unlike transhumance, which maintains fixed seasonal pastures, pastoral nomads follow an irregular pattern of movement, adapting to the dynamic environmental conditions. What is Pastoral