Environment and Cultural Behavior: Ecological Studies in Cultural Anthropology"This anthology deals with human ecology-- the relationship between man and his environment. In it the editor brings together the most exciting new studies by anthropologists to have been written in the past few years, some of which appear here for the first time. From second-millennium agriculture to twentieth-century air pollution, this volume includes a unique variety of studies of man and the world around him."--Back cover. |
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Page 55
... camp to camp . In camp No. 11 ( Table I ) , for example , three effectives supported themselves and six dependents ( 33.3 per cent effective ) , whereas in camp No. 8 , ten of the eleven mem- bers ( 90.9 per cent ) were effective ...
... camp to camp . In camp No. 11 ( Table I ) , for example , three effectives supported themselves and six dependents ( 33.3 per cent effective ) , whereas in camp No. 8 , ten of the eleven mem- bers ( 90.9 per cent ) were effective ...
Page 57
... camp resident . The other six waterholes supported all of the 248 Bushmen in camps . The mean standing population per waterhole was forty - one and the range was from a low of sixteen at ! angwa to a high of ninety- four at / ai / ai ...
... camp resident . The other six waterholes supported all of the 248 Bushmen in camps . The mean standing population per waterhole was forty - one and the range was from a low of sixteen at ! angwa to a high of ninety- four at / ai / ai ...
Page 59
... camp . People , however , move frequently from one camp to another . The boundary of the camp , therefore , can be considered to define the boundary of the co - consuming group ; and the size of the consumption unit will depend on the ...
... camp . People , however , move frequently from one camp to another . The boundary of the camp , therefore , can be considered to define the boundary of the co - consuming group ; and the size of the consumption unit will depend on the ...
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