What were the characteristics of hunter gatherers?

Answer 1

Hunter-gatherer societies were relatively small communities and typically nomadic, hunting and gathering at and from known feeding grounds during certain seasons, and moving on to new grounds at an appropriate time. They never took more than they needed at any given time.

These societies also had extensive knowledge of the fauna (animals) and flora (plants) unique to particular areas. They developed basic tools to help them hunt and gather, and to utilise their resources.

There is usually also a division of labour between the sexes in such societies, with the males doing most of the hunting and the females doing most of the gathering.