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Hadza children's foraging: juvenile dependency, social arrangements, and mobility among hunter-gatherers

Current anthropology36 (4) • Published In 1995 • Pages: 687-700

By: Hawkes, Kristen, O'Connell, James F., Blurton Jones, N. G. (Nicholas G.).

Abstract
This study looks at the strategies Hadza children use to get food. Triangulating data from personal observation and empirical records of children's foraging behavior, it is argued that Hadza children are not as dependent on parents as conventionally assumed. Instead, each child is an active forager, acquiring substantial amounts of food they not only directly consume but also bring back to camp. The analysis calls for rethinking long-held assumptions about juvenile dependency in human evolution.
Subjects
Diet
Nutrition
Annual cycle
Collecting
Hunting and trapping
Family relationships
Labor and leisure
Division of labor by gender
Residence
Childhood activities
Production and supply
Functional and adaptational interpretations
culture
Hadza
HRAF PubDate
2019
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Biological Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2018
Field Date
Sept.-Nov. 1988
Coverage Date
1988
Coverage Place
southeastern Lake Eyasi area, Tanzania
Notes
K. Hawkes, J.F. O'Connell, and N.G. Blurton Jones
Includes bibliographical references (p. 699-700)
LCCN
a 63000576
LCSH
Hatsa (African people)