TY - JOUR
T1 - From forest to reservation
T2 - Transitions in food-sharing behavior among the Ache of Paraguay
AU - Gurven, Michael
AU - Hill, Kim
AU - Kaplan, Hillard
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - This article presents detailed quantitative descriptions of food distributions among a group of forager-horticulturalists, the Ache of Paraguay. Food transfer patterns for Ache during periods of nomadic foraging are compared with those of Ache living a horticulture-based existence at a permanent settlement. We further explore how characteristics of resources and the methods of production, group size, and the spatial landscape can influence the kinds of social arrangements found among the Ache. The results of these analyses are used to generate general predictions regarding food sharing and cooperation among other foraging and transitional horticultural populations.
AB - This article presents detailed quantitative descriptions of food distributions among a group of forager-horticulturalists, the Ache of Paraguay. Food transfer patterns for Ache during periods of nomadic foraging are compared with those of Ache living a horticulture-based existence at a permanent settlement. We further explore how characteristics of resources and the methods of production, group size, and the spatial landscape can influence the kinds of social arrangements found among the Ache. The results of these analyses are used to generate general predictions regarding food sharing and cooperation among other foraging and transitional horticultural populations.
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U2 - 10.1086/jar.58.1.3631070
DO - 10.1086/jar.58.1.3631070
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0003199740
SN - 0091-7710
VL - 58
SP - 93
EP - 120
JO - Journal of Anthropological Research
JF - Journal of Anthropological Research
IS - 1
ER -