The Oldest Occupation - The Herald-Courier

The Oldest Occupation - The Herald-Courier

In primitive times, people spent a great share of their time searching for food. When men learned to make knives and weapons, it was easier for them to obtain meat. Probably it was the women and children who gathered grains, seeds and berries. Also, they may have dug edible roots. It’s believed that some of these people discovered that the seed that fell to the ground sprouted; and produced another crop. They started to “cultivate” crops of grai…