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Transhumance in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. Transhumance is a type of pastoralism or nomadism, a seasonal movement of livestock between fixed summer and winter pastures. . In montane regions (vertical transhumance), it implies movement between higher pastures in summer and lower valleys in wint
A catt of the Bakhtiari people, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran Global map of pastoralism, its origins and historical development [1]. Pastoralism is a form of animal husbandry where domesticated animals (known as "livestock") are released onto large vegetated outdoor lands for grazing, historically by nomadic people who moved around with their herds. [2]
Unlike in the Mediterranean region, in the mountains of North Ethiopia, transhumant livestock movements are over distances of less than 20 km. Contact is kept daily with the village. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] If a village has no access to nearby pasture grounds , the farmers will organise transhumance to a distant place during the crop growing period in the ...
Nomadic pastoralism also known as Nomadic herding, is a form of pastoralism in which livestock are herded in order to seek for fresh pastures on which to graze. True nomads follow an irregular pattern of movement, in contrast with transhumance , where seasonal pastures are fixed. [ 1 ]
Swiss paper cutting depicting Alpine transhumance. Some people spent the winters isolated in the high pastures. In Johanna Spyri's novel Heidi, the "Alp-Öhi"" ("high-pasture grandfather") is such a person, despising and despised by the villagers. Transhumance contributes a great deal to traditional Alpine culture, such as Yodel, Alphorn or ...
Livestock is an important aspect of Turkana culture. Goats , camels , donkeys and zebu are the primary herd stock utilized by the Turkana people. In this society, livestock functions not only as a milk and meat producer but as a form of currency used for bride-price negotiations and dowries.
Ageism was a feature of ancient Eurasian nomad culture. [19] Steppe societies placed a premium on the value of young males, as shown by their harsh treatment of older people. [20] The Alans held their elderly in low regard, and the Saka customarily executed people once they were too old to work. [20]
There is not an explicit form of the social organization associated with pastoralism. Pastoral societies are often organized in tribes, with the ‘household,' often incorporating the extended family, as a basic unit for organization of labor and expenses. [1] Lineages are often the root for property rights. Mobility allows groups of ...