Hunter-gatherer: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Huntergatherer genetics research: Importance and avenues. | Sep 04, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: PNAS - Hunter-gatherer populations inform modern ecology. | Jun 11, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Scientific Reports - The genetic demographic history of the last hunter-gatherer population of the Himalayas. | Mar 13, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chapman University Digital Commons - The Evolution of Human Life Expectancy and Intelligence in Hunter-Gatherer Economies (PDF). | Sep 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherer Societies. | May 29, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Hunter-Gatherers and Their Neighbors from Prehistory to the Present. | Nov 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at WayneState - Hunter-Gatherers in Southeast Asia: From Prehistory to the Present (PDF). | Jul 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: PNAS - Hunter-gatherer populations inform modern ecology. | May 31, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Yale University - Human Relations Area Files - Hunter-Gatherers (Foragers). | Apr 03, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Hunter-gatherer genomics: Evolutionary insights and ethical considerations. | Dec 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Better Planet Education - Hunter-Gatherers - What is a Hunter Gatherer? | Sep 28, 2023 | ||
| Changed article title from "hunting and gathering culture" to "hunter-gatherer." | Apr 18, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Dec 28, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: UC Davis - Environmental Science and Policy - Hunting and Gathering Societies. | Oct 10, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Food And Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations - Subsistence Hunting and Gathering. | Oct 10, 2016 | ||
| Added mention of a few contemporary hunting and gathering cultures. | Aug 04, 2016 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Mar 16, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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