We can do it more or less anywhere, it's just a question of population density. A tribe that needs a few hundred square miles of tundra could live as well off of a few dozen acres of tropical forest.
Here's a bit of trivia for you-- the most "abundant" place on the planet, the place once home to the highest density of exclusively foraging peoples, is the area now known as Northern California.
>We can do it more or less anywhere, it's just a question of population density. A tribe that needs a few hundred square miles of tundra could live as well off of a few dozen acres of tropical forest.
Yes, it's definitely doable--I'm not arguing with history. I'm arguing with this
>they didn't work anywhere close to 40 hours a week, and spent most of the day chatting and making music
A tribe that lives in the tundra is going to have to devote a substantial portion of their time to preparing for winter.
Which isn't going to allow them the vast leisure time enjoyed by African bushmen living close to the equator.
Here's a bit of trivia for you-- the most "abundant" place on the planet, the place once home to the highest density of exclusively foraging peoples, is the area now known as Northern California.