Unit 2: The San hunter-gatherer society in the Later Stone Age

Eenheid 1 Unit 2

The San huntergatherer society in the Later Stone Age

Learning objectives

After completing this unit, you should be able to do the following:

● Understand how the San survived off their environment. ● Discuss how the bow and arrow contributed to more effective hunting. ● Identify social organisation: all things were meant to be shared equally within a group. • Plant medicines • Beliefs and religion • Rock art

Introduction

In this unit, we learn about the San, their customs, how they lived, what they valued and what was sacred to them. The San were among the first people in Southern Africa. We can learn about them by looking at pictures, reading books, studying objects such as their paintings, and listening to stories about how they lived.

Important terminology

Ethnography Nomads Tracking Bow and arrow Social organisation Medicinal plants Archaeologist