The San of Africa

When you talk about truly self-sufficient human beings you’re talking about The San who have inhabited Southern Africa for at least 30 000 years and continue to survive without most of the technology that have made our lives easier. Also known as Bushman/Bushmen, they’re one of the most fascinating people on Earth known for their hunter gatherer way of living. They followed game, water and edible plants seasonally and were always mobile. They did not farm or keep animals and carried everything they had with them as they moved. The men hunted and the women gathered plants and water. The San’s most revered contribution to history has to be their rock art, some dating as far back as 28 000 years ago. Around 55 000 San still exist, though the existence of their culture is under threat as a result of absorption.