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<p>[QUOTE="Tauriel, post: 1478, member: 77"]Hi, I am a modern day Hunter Gatherer, I have been as long as I can remember. It started for me at about 4 years old I was playing in the dirt that my Gramps had bulldozed and found 2 glass horses, much later I found they were from the 1893 Columbian World Exposition.... I was hooked <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> I have been hunting and gathering since then.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a theory, as human beings we began as Hunter Gathers in order to survive. That worked well for 100's of thousands of years. Then we became herders and developed agriculture. For the last few centuries food has become plentiful and we no longer need to Hunt and Gather to survive. BUT the genetic drive to Hunt and Gather still remains. We are DRIVEN to hunt and gather, be it agates, arrowheads, bottles, metal hunting, fossils, or like all on this board, antiques and collectibles <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> We cant help ourselves, it is built into our genetic code!</p><p><br /></p><p>The other part of the theory has to do with sitting around the FIRE and sharing, stories, songs, adventures, experiences. That is built in our genetic code as well!. We have almost all but eliminated that aspect from our lives. </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this board can be our modern day Fire <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tauriel, post: 1478, member: 77"]Hi, I am a modern day Hunter Gatherer, I have been as long as I can remember. It started for me at about 4 years old I was playing in the dirt that my Gramps had bulldozed and found 2 glass horses, much later I found they were from the 1893 Columbian World Exposition.... I was hooked :) :) I have been hunting and gathering since then. I have a theory, as human beings we began as Hunter Gathers in order to survive. That worked well for 100's of thousands of years. Then we became herders and developed agriculture. For the last few centuries food has become plentiful and we no longer need to Hunt and Gather to survive. BUT the genetic drive to Hunt and Gather still remains. We are DRIVEN to hunt and gather, be it agates, arrowheads, bottles, metal hunting, fossils, or like all on this board, antiques and collectibles :) We cant help ourselves, it is built into our genetic code! The other part of the theory has to do with sitting around the FIRE and sharing, stories, songs, adventures, experiences. That is built in our genetic code as well!. We have almost all but eliminated that aspect from our lives. I hope this board can be our modern day Fire :)[/QUOTE]
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