Ainus were not hunter-gatherers Replying to: The old ways of ainu livinghood were definitely hunting and fishing until -- ChairmanMaohamet Post ReplyForum -Corsair- 06/30/2019, 16:05:46 Author Profile | Edit since they farmed staple crops such as millet (not a Japanese influence since Japanese prefer rice, but probably from Northern China where millet was first domesticated): http://www.ainu-museum.or.jp/en/study/eng06.html Saying Ainus are "hunter-gatherers" simply because they supplemented their crops with hunting is about as accurate as calling Native Americans, US hillbillies, or Manchus "hunter-gatherers" for doing the same. Recommend | Alert | 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 Where am IGo Up Go TopPost ReplyBack

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