human history hunting gathering subsistence 1.8 million years

Humans hunted and gathered for at least 90% of our history

At Least 90%

For at least 90% of human history, people lived mainly by hunting animals and gathering wild foods. Farming appeared only very late compared with the roughly 1.8 million years covered by this estimate.

Georgia’s clay-jar wine method is UNESCO-listed

Georgia’s traditional method uses clay jars called qvevri to make wine, and it is listed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage. Archaeological evidence also places grape growing and wine production in Georgia thousands of years ago.

Extra carbon dioxide makes it harder for many sea creatures to build shells

The ocean absorbs a substantial share of the carbon dioxide released by human activity. Dissolved CO₂ changes seawater chemistry, reducing the availability of carbonate ions used by corals and many shell-building organisms. The water is still alkaline, but its declining pH can make building and maintaining calcium carbonate structures more difficult.

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human history hunting gathering subsistence 1.8 million years

Humans hunted and gathered for at least 90% of our history

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