Aussie wrote on Jul 21
st, 2018 at 7:32pm:
Setanta wrote on Jul 21
st, 2018 at 7:22pm:
Aussie wrote on Jul 21
st, 2018 at 7:17pm:
It's not a put down.
That is not the issue. It seems that some believe that 'herding' was beyond the Abos, when very clearly, it was not.
So other hunter/gatherers were farming when they herded animals over a cliff? Tiger
huntersfarmers were farming when they had beaters that herded the tiger to where it could be shot?
Yeas, why not. Why are you so precious about that term....
herding. I am happy to share it with what the Abos did.
Because you conflate meaning one with meaning two.
herd
həːd/
verb
gerund or present participle: herding
1.
(with reference to a group of people or animals) move in a group.
"they were herded into a bus"
synonyms: drive, round up, shepherd, gather, collect, assemble, guide, kettle More
2.
keep or look after (livestock).
"they live by herding reindeer"
synonyms: look after, take care of, keep, tend, watch, watch over, mind, guard
"they live by herding reindeer"