Humans have been hunter-gatherers for 99% of their history.
Until approximately 12,000 years ago, all humans practiced hunting-gathering.
Have you ever stopped to think about how humans have lived for the vast majority of our existence on this planet? It may surprise you to learn that for 99% of our history, humans were hunter-gatherers. This means that our ancestors relied on hunting animals and gathering plants and other resources for survival. It wasn’t until relatively recently, in the grand scheme of things, that humans transitioned to an agrarian and eventually industrialized society.