Do you think you would be a hunter or a gatherer had you lived during the cave man days?

[Still-alive]

A hunter-gatherer is a human living a lifestyle in which most or all food is obtained by foraging (gathering edible wild plants) and hunting (pursuing and killing of wild animals), in the same way that most natural omnivores do.

Hunter (killing game for meat and furs etc)

Gatherer (foraging fruits, edible plants)

[CrazyGirl2]

All human beings were hunter gatherer’s in caveman days! What did you think it was like the flintstones? That while some cavemen were hunter gatherer’s, others lived in cave “ranch style” homes, drove a peddle powered car, and worked in a strip mine, riding a brontosaurus? I hate to burst that bubble, but you’ve been confusing Hanna-Barbera with National Geographic again, haven’t you?

[Still-alive]

no of course not lol. people had different roles in those days. obviously the physically weaker you were the more likely you would be made to forage rather than hunt.

[CrazyGirl2]

Yes… foraging for food is the gathering part of hunter/gatherers. The latest sociology on the issue suggests that women, children, and those who were too old or too injured to hunt, would stay back and do the foraging aka the gathering.

[Still-alive]

mmhmm and so the question im asking is which role do you thin you personally would be doing? the hunting or the gathering part?

Some women did take part in the hunting but my latest reading was it was mostly smaller animals and they tended to hunt more in groups then men did. otherwise they along with kids stayed behind to forage.

[CrazyGirl2]

Well, personally I have never seen any evidence that women were part of the hunt, certainly no evidence that cannot be otherwise explained by a mammoth or a big cat or bear entering the camp and injuring a woman. However, I am the girliest girl who ever walked in girldom, so I would definitely have been happy to forage for and gather food, while my big (4ft 8in) husband did all the hunting!

[Still-alive]

Yeah right here. its recent enough geneticliteracyproject.org/.../

[Apple1996]

Probably both. Even tho I'm vegan I have great hunting skills. Just earlier I was outside and caught a frog with my hands. I guess if I was hungry enough I'd eat it but id rather eat plants.

[Still-alive]

Your bewbs would be hanging out all exposed all the time and we all would act normal about it by the way ;)

[Apple1996]

Lol my boobs always be exposed anyways when I'm breastfeeding

[Still-alive]

I see 👀

[TheUniqueOne96]

Probably both, but if I had to pick one, I'd be the gatherer.

I'd be too scared to hunt on my own (assuming I had to), especially if they were animals that could well hurt me, especially predators.

[SeekingVirginWife]

This

[Apulu_Imback]

Hunter. I would love to be a hunter as I love taking risks and challenges. Being a gatherer would be kinda stressing and difficult since I don't know much and plants and stuff.

[Still-alive]

Those hulking mammoths have no chance with you on the team ;)

[Apulu_Imback]

Only if you are in my team lol.

[Apulu_Imback]

You can annoy the heck out of them by saying dad jokes and I will take my chance!

[Still-alive]

I'll load my sling with rocks now!

[purplepoppy]

I've always wondered why cave men were good at drawing animals really accurately capturing their features and movement yet only ever drew crappy stick men.
I'd be a gatherer because I'm too small to carry a mammoth back to the cave

[Blackcosmo]

I'm too emotionally fragile to be a hunter lol but I think I'd do fine as a gatherer.

[Still-alive]

Oooga booga!

[Blackcosmo]

lmao!

[Ms_Facesitter]

I would love to be a hunter. I loved sports when I was still in school, and now I'm inactive but I kind of miss it. So day in day out. I would be so strong! I'd like bow and arrow.

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

I am a pure vegetarian myself. Rather than killing the animals, I would always prefer to try to make them my pets.

[menina]

I'm pretty sure I would be a gatherer. I would have no courage to hunt.

[Deathraider]

It’s so much effort to hunt. Most I’ll do is probably fish or get clams and crabs.

[Whatthefluff]

I don't really like killing things, even bugs

[Still-alive]

So fruits and veggie gathering it is?

[Whatthefluff]

Yeah. There was a stick bug on my windshield last night and I was trying to drive home with it ok but I accidentally turned on my wipers and hurt it. I felt really bad

[EnglishEuropean]

Either that or waste away. I need my meat.

[Still-alive]

Hunter then?

[EnglishEuropean]

I imagine I'd be both.

[Lucy68]

Most likely both to be honest

[llorando]

Gatherer (foraging fruits, edible plants).

[Slim57]

Hunter but probably both

[Cherry234]

Probably a gatherer.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Gatherer