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Patterns of senentism among the Basarwa of eastern Botswanaessay 1982 • Hitchcock, Robert K.
San • Africa > Southern Africa
This paper addresses the question of how and why hunter-gatherer groups reduce their mobility and begin to settle in single locations. In order to illustrate some of the factors involved in the shift to a sedentary way of life the author draws upon d...Subsistence hunting and resource management among the Ju/'hoansi of northwestern Botswanaarticle 1996 • Hitchcock, Robert K. et al.
San • Africa > Southern Africa
An assessment of subsistence hunting and natural resource management among Ju/'hoansi Bushmen (San) over a period of 30 years from the 1960s to 1995 was carried out as part of anthropological investigations of remote foraging and food-producing popul...Hunters, clients and squattersarticle 1989 • Biesele, Megan et al.
San • Africa > Southern Africa
This source examines the past and present socioeconomic situation of the Basarwa (San and other associated groups), primarily through case studies of five Basarwa communities. The communities include Dobe, Kauri, Ghanzi, Bere, and Nata and represent ...