Scandinavia's first farmers slaughtered the native hunter-gatherer population

Re:Scandinavia's first farmers slaughtered the native hunter... by xboxnolifes on Saturday February 17, 2024 @11:12PM (#39416130)

Farming = more/stable food = higher population = standing army.

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Re:Scandinavia's first farmers slaughtered the native hunter... by euroderf on Sunday February 18, 2024 @04:26AM (#39417565)

and time and tools to tinker with tech ?

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Re:Scandinavia's first farmers slaughtered the native hunter... by optimalsolver on Sunday February 18, 2024 @06:42AM (#39418272)

Hunter gatherers have far more free time than agriculturalists.

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Re:Scandinavia's first farmers slaughtered the native hunter... by euroderf on Sunday February 18, 2024 @02:43PM (#39422377)

Depends on the local climate ? Can't be easy to be a H/G and not have a surplus for the winter.

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Re:Scandinavia's first farmers slaughtered the native hunter... by raoulkent on Sunday February 18, 2024 @05:43AM (#39417991)

This was a time before armies in Scandinavia.

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