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Prior to agriculture, how many individuals could one ancient, semi nomadic Native American tribe support?

Asked by Dutchess_III (46815points) January 29th, 2018

How many individuals could a tribe support in a place where there was no agriculture, like in far northern Alaska?

I’ve been looking but it’s oddly hard to find a number. I’d guess about 50?

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Best anthropological estimates are groups of hunter-gatherers ranging in size from 20 to 200, and many were banded together in tribes of 2,000 or more.

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Do you have a link for me?

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