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>> what's the deal with all the handbags? What's the mystery? It wouldn't be surprising to see many representations of spears in so many ancient cultures: ther

>> what's the deal with all the handbags? What's the mystery? It wouldn't be surprising to see many representations of spears in so many ancient cultures: there were hunters / warriors right? Well there were gatherers too. Handbag is just a natural design for this function.

Alex3917 8y ago
> Handbag is just a natural design for this function. As someone who has spent many thousands of hours foraging, I've got to disagree on there. You wouldn't be able to fit even one meal for a single person into a bag like that. Consider that a kilogram of mushrooms is only around 25 calories, and this bag probably wouldn't even fit that much. Clearly they would have gotten most of their calories from meat, but even still a bag like that wouldn't hold enough produce for even a modestly sized side of vegetables.
- batiudrami 8y ago
  A kilogram is closer to 250Cal/1000kJ but you're right - it's not even a meal for one.
  - Alex3917 8y ago
    Ahh you're right, I think I just found a bad site for the first thing I googled. I took a rough measurement though just by holding my arm in the same position, the bag seems to be about 6 inches deep and 4 - 5 inches wide. So maybe you could comfortably fit around 110 cubic inches of stuff in there, which is around 7.5 cups. So lets be generous and call it ~125 calories, maybe a little more if the carvings aren't properly to scale. But keep in mind also that if you're hunting or foraging you're probably going to need more than just 2,000 calories or whatever.
    - hutzlibu 8y ago
      "But keep in mind also that if you're hunting or foraging you're probably going to need more than just 2,000 calories or whatever." Yes, I guess thats why you don't go after mushrooms when you are hungry out there. (unless you also have oil) Like the other one said: you want berries, seeds, roots, bark (if you have to), eggs, honey, .... whatever you find that gives you energy. Mushrooms are a nice addition. Maybe also a medicin or alike, but never something you can live from.
- adrianN 8y ago
  Would you even gather mushrooms as more than a spice? I'd go for roots, grains, berries, and insects.

Alex3917 8y ago

> Handbag is just a natural design for this function. As someone who has spent many thousands of hours foraging, I've got to disagree on there. You wouldn't be able to fit even one meal for a single person into a bag like that. Consider that a kilogram of mushrooms is only around 25 calories, and this bag probably wouldn't even fit that much. Clearly they would have gotten most of their calories from meat, but even still a bag like that wouldn't hold enough produce for even a modestly sized side of vegetables.

batiudrami 8y ago
A kilogram is closer to 250Cal/1000kJ but you're right - it's not even a meal for one.
- Alex3917 8y ago
  Ahh you're right, I think I just found a bad site for the first thing I googled. I took a rough measurement though just by holding my arm in the same position, the bag seems to be about 6 inches deep and 4 - 5 inches wide. So maybe you could comfortably fit around 110 cubic inches of stuff in there, which is around 7.5 cups. So lets be generous and call it ~125 calories, maybe a little more if the carvings aren't properly to scale. But keep in mind also that if you're hunting or foraging you're probably going to need more than just 2,000 calories or whatever.
  - hutzlibu 8y ago
    "But keep in mind also that if you're hunting or foraging you're probably going to need more than just 2,000 calories or whatever." Yes, I guess thats why you don't go after mushrooms when you are hungry out there. (unless you also have oil) Like the other one said: you want berries, seeds, roots, bark (if you have to), eggs, honey, .... whatever you find that gives you energy. Mushrooms are a nice addition. Maybe also a medicin or alike, but never something you can live from.
adrianN 8y ago
Would you even gather mushrooms as more than a spice? I'd go for roots, grains, berries, and insects.