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traditional view is that before agriculture and animal husbandry slavery wasn't feasible - slaves would eat as much food as they would be able to collect, so wh
by codesnik 9y ago
traditional view is that before agriculture and animal husbandry slavery wasn't feasible - slaves would eat as much food as they would be able to collect, so why bother. Egyptian "living dead" term etymology as an example. But trade and religion, why not.
- Yellow_Boat 9y agoI think that such a slave could have many uses. Woman slave could be used for breeding and speed up the process of recovering heard numbers after some catastrophe. Also, it could be skill based - where slaves with unique skills would be traded (like making ropes, sharp objects, bowls), something that would be hard to grasp for ancient people. There is also a "mule" thing, where slaves would be used for carrying stuff. And of course the last - religious. Could be that group would have a "different looking" person in a heard as a charm/talisman (breeding with it would result in healthy children - thanks to genetic diversity). But it could be nothing. More research is important for sure.