Hunting-gathering was the common human mode of subsistence throughout the Paleolithic, but the observation of current-day hunters and gatherers does not necessarily reflect Paleolithic societies; the hunter-gatherer cultures examined today have had much contact with modern civilization and do not represent "pristine" conditions found in uncontacted peoples. COUNT 4
QSN1 How do modern hunters and gathers differ from early ones? ANS1 contact with modern civilization QSN2 What type of conditions are not present in modern societies? ANS2 pristine QSN3 Where do you find groups that represent pristine conditions? ANS3 in uncontacted peoples QSN4 What do modern hunter-gatherers not reflect? ANS4 Paleolithic societies