Sentences with phrase «gathering wild plants»

Wright's conclusion is at odds with the usual idea of how people made the transition from gathering wild plants to cultivating them.

Some 11,000 years ago, humans living in the ancient Middle East region called the Fertile Crescent shifted from a nomadic existence, based on hunting game and gathering wild plants, to a more sedentary lifestyle that would later give rise to permanent settlements.

Herbal medicine had a democratic component — any villager could gather wild plants.

Not exact matches

The researchers previously found evidence that Ohalo II's residents were grinding wheat, barley and oats, and also gathering other ancient cereals, but believed these activities involved harvesting wild plants.

For most of our history we supported ourselves by hunting and gathering: we hunted wild animals and foraged for wild plants.

A few weeks ago, he flew to Guatemala, planning to spend two months gathering samples of plants that are wild relatives of the potato.

hunter - gatherer A human cultural group that feeds itself through hunting, fishing and gathering wild produce (such as nuts, seeds, fruits, leaves, roots and other edible plant parts).

hunter - gatherer A cultural group that feeds itself through hunting, fishing and gathering wild produce (such as nuts, seeds, fruits, leaves, roots and other edible plant parts).

«They ate exclusively the wild plant and animal foods they could hunt, gather, forage or fish in their native environment,» says Dr. Cordain.

Gather, prepare, and utilize 100 + wild medicinal plants of the southwest deserts.

Data gathered over 145 years from 302 peaks shows that the count of wild plants that have colonized the highest zones has increased five times faster than during a comparable decade 50 years ago.