Primitive skills
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Primitive skills is a current buzz term used by naturists and "back-to-the-landers" that refers to prehistoric handicrafts and pre-industrial technology. Primitive skills are those skills that relate to living off the land, often using handcrafted tools made from naturally gathered materials. Examples of primitive skills include: gathering and foraging native plants and animals for food, skinning and preparing game, basketry and pot making, constructing shelters, fire making, and useful plant identification.
Interest in primitive skills has coincided with a resurgence in interest in natural and self-sufficient living techniques. In North America primitive skills enthusiasts often emulate Native-American traditional crafts. In Europe primitive skills enthusiasts often practice traditional Bronze and Iron Age art forms.
[edit] External links
- Institute for the Study of Edible Wild Plants and Other Foragables
- Earthskills Rendezvous Non-profit organization that hosts several primitive skills events/gatherings.
