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!Kung knowledge of animal behavioressay 1976 • Blurton Jones, N. G. (Nicholas G.) & Konner, Melvin
San • Africa > Southern Africa
The investigation reported in this study concerns !Kuna knowledge of animal behavior (ethnoethology) and their methods of acquiring and organizing this knowledge (p. 326). This information was elicited from !Kung informants in a series of discussion ...Older Hadza men and women as helpersessay 2005 • Blurton Jones, N. G. (Nicholas G.) et al.
Hadza • Africa > Eastern Africa
This document finds a demonstration of the role of inclusive fitness in human evolution in the large amount of time older Hadza men and women spend caring for their grandchildren. The author interprets this not as distinct to Hadza culture but as an ...Demography of the Hadzaarticle 1992 • Blurton Jones, N. G. (Nicholas G.) et al.
Hadza • Africa > Eastern Africa
This study combines population censuses and estimates from several decades to describe patterns and trends in Hadza demography. The findings show that the Hadza population displayed more stability—including higher density, higher fertility, and a hig...Culture Summaryessay 2019 • Crittenden, Alyssa N. & Blurton Jones, N. G. (Nicholas G.)
Hadza • Africa > Eastern Africa
This is a culture summary of the Hadza people. Information is presented on major aspects of Hadza culture....Hunting and nuclear familiesarticle 2001 • Hawkes, Kristen et al.
Hadza • Africa > Eastern Africa
This article seeks to explain why the Hazda—and similar hunting and gathering societies—display a gendered division of labor in which men hunt and women gather. The analysis begins by considering the theory that human ecological and behavioral evolut...Hadza children's foragingarticle 1995 • Hawkes, Kristen et al.
Hadza • Africa > Eastern Africa
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 ...