About this Wiki
This Wiki was created by Dr. Mark Moritz's Anthropology 620.01 class, Autumn Quarter, 2007 at The Ohio State University. The goal of this wiki was for us to compile an extensive resource on Hunter-Gatherers while highlighting their diversity and without recreating the Hunter-Gatherer Myth. In fact, the motto for the course and the wiki is "Scientifically studying the diversity of forager societies without recreating a myth".
In preparation for the creation of this wiki we examined the style of both Wikipedia and Scholarly Articles. This wiki is a mixture of the two. The wiki is meant to have the breadth of an encyclopedia with the accuracy and reliability of a peer reviewed scholarly article, yet is created collaboratively in a wiki format.
Both the Topics and Forager Societies sections were created as a part of projects for the class, however the rest of the wiki was added independently in order to expand the wiki in areas not covered by the projects.
Citation
You can cite pages on this site as follows:
Anthropology 620.01 Hunter-Gatherers (Autumn 2007)
2007 [page name]. Electronic document, http://foragers.wikidot.com/[page name], accessed [date]
For example,
Anthropology 620.01 Hunter-Gatherers (Autumn 2007)
2007 Central African Foragers. Electronic document, http://foragers.wikidot.com/central-african-foragers, accessed December 10, 2007.
But you are encouraged to consult the original sources cited in this wiki.
Membership Application
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General Guidelines
In working on the wiki follow these general guidelines:
- Use “edit summary” when you make changes to the wiki
- Use the “discuss” function to write, think, and discuss collaboratively
- Do not plagiarize
- Cite appropriately
- Respect copyright of materials (including pictures)
- Follow AAA guidelines (the Chicago style manual)
- Be courteous and respectful
- Be as objective and neutral as possible
- Be bold and creative
Use the links from the top bar menu to access "content pages". Use the links in the side bar menu for quick access to changes to the wiki and other resources.
Sandbox
You can practice and experiment in the sandbox.