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collectors  

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  • Collecting, also referred to as “gathering” or “foraging,” is a broad anthropological term used to describe a food production strategy. Collectors rely on identifying and harvesting native plants and animals rather than engaging in agriculture or animal husbandry. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Collectors]

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