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Orb-web spider Argiope (Araneidae) as indigenous arrow poison of G/ui and G//ana San hunters in the Kalahari by Bird, Tharina L, Moeti, Smith, Hitchcock, Robert K, Kelly, Melinda C, Chobolo, Lefang L, Gotcha, Nonofo, Moatlhodi, Kgosi K, Mukoka, Leungo D, Sekopo, Emmanuel K, Chaboo, Caroline S

“…Hunting has been crucial in early human evolution. Some San (Bushmen) of southern Africa still practice their indigenous hunting. The use of poisons is one…”
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Beetle and plant arrow poisons of the Ju|'hoan and Hai||om San peoples of Namibia (Insecta, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae; Plantae, Anacardiaceae, Apocynaceae, Burseraceae) by Chaboo, Caroline S, Biesele, Megan, Hitchcock, Robert K, Weeks, Andrea

“…The use of archery to hunt appears relatively late in human history. It is poorly understood but the application of poisons to arrows to increase lethality…”
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The Impacts of Conservation and Militarization on Indigenous Peoples: A Southern African San Perspective by Hitchcock, Robert K.

“…There has been a long-standing debate about the roles of San in the militaries of southern Africa and the prevalence of violence among the Ju/'hoansi and other…”
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Hunting Justice: Displacement, Law, and Activism in the Kalahari by Maria Sapignoli (review) by Hitchcock, Robert K

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Jane Lancaster and Human Nature: An Evolutionary Anthropology Pioneer by Hitchcock, Robert K.

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The Plight of the Kalahari San: Hunter-Gatherers in a Globalized World by Hitchcock, Robert K.

“…The San (Bushmen) of the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa have diversified livelihoods that are undergoing significant change. This article explores the…”
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Hunters and gatherers past and present: Perspectives on diversity, teaching, and information transmission by Hitchcock, Robert K.

“…This article reviews four books on hunters and gatherers. It begins with a discussion of the debates over the concept of hunter-gatherers. Theoretical…”
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'We are the First People': Land, Natural Resources and Identity in the Central Kalahari, Botswana by Hitchcock, Robert K.

“…This article focuses on the ways in which the San and another minority group, the Bakgalagadi, have been treated over time in Botswana, with particular…”
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Ishi and the California Indian Genocide as Developmental Mass Violence by Hitchcock, Robert K., Flowerday, Charles

“…Ishi represents a form of sentimental folk reductionism. But he can be a teaching tool for the California Indian Genocide, John Sutter also. His mill was where…”
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Authenticity, Identity, and Humanity: The Hai||om San and the State of Namibia by Hitchcock, Robert K.

“…The Hai||om are the largest and most widely dispersed San population in Namibia. Like many other San peoples in Southern Africa, the Hai||om were dispossessed,…”
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Hunter-Gatherers, Farmers, and Environmental Degradation in Botswana by Hitchcock, Robert K., Winer, Nicholas, Kelly, Melinda C.

“…Many governments and conservation organisations have argued that hunter-gatherers, farmers and pastoralists are responsible, in considerable part, for…”
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Indigenous Peoples in Southern Africa by Sapignoli, Maria, Hitchcock, Robert K.

“…This article considers the complex cases of indigenous peoples in three Commonwealth countries in southern Africa: Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. In terms…”
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The Ethnoarchaeology of Ambush Hunting: A Case Study of ǂGi Pan, Western Ngamiland, Botswana by Hitchcock, Robert K., Crowell, Aron L., Brooks, Alison S., Yellen, John E., Ebert, James I., Osborn, Alan J.

“…This paper considers a specific kind of hunting strategy, ambush hunting, employed by Ju/’hoansi San who reside in northwestern Botswana and northeastern…”
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The Antiquity of the Bow and Arrow in the Kalahari Desert: Bone Points from White Paintings Rock Shelter, Botswana by Robbins, Lawrence H, Campbell, Alec C, Brook, George A, Murphy, Michael L, Hitchcock, Robert K

“…This paper presents new information on the antiquity of the bow and arrow in the Kalahari. Excavations at White Paintings Shelter (WPS) uncovered bone point…”
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What about our rights? Settlements, subsistence and livelihood security among Central Kalahari San and Bakgalagadi by Hitchcock, Robert K., Sapignoli, Maria, Babchuk, Wayne A.

“…The San of Botswana have had to cope with government policies, including ones aimed at assimilation and sedentarisation which had significant impacts on their…”
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Alexander (Alec) C. Campbell 16 April 1932-24 November 2012 by Robbins, Lawrence H., Hitchcock, Robert K., Murphy, Michael L.

“…Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa Alexander (Alec) C. Campbell 16 April 1932-24 November 2012…”
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Jane Lancaster and Human Nature by Hitchcock, Robert K

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FOOD, HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND HIV/AIDS IN A REMOTE AREA OF SOUTHERN AFRICA by Hitchcock, Robert K., Babchuk, Wayne A.

“…This article will address the relationships among development, nutritional well‐being, and HIV/AIDS in a remote area of southern Africa: the northwestern…”
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The Impacts of Conservation and Militarization on Indigenous Peoples by Hitchcock, Robert K

“…There has been a long-standing debate about the roles of San in the militaries of southern Africa and the prevalence of violence among the Ju/'hoansi and other…”
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Discontinuities in ethnographic time: A view from Africa by Hitchcock, Robert K.

“…•Discontinuities exist in the ethnographic and ethnohistoric records of the Kalahari.•Periods of discontinuous occupation in the northwestern and southwestern…”
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