Pastoralism
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Pastoralism is a form of animal husbandry where domesticated animals are released onto large vegetated outdoor lands for grazing, historically by nomadic people who moved around with their herds. The
Pastoral site at Tangnu village, Rohru in Himachal Pradesh, India
A catt of the Bakhtiari people, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
Saharan rock art from the Pastoral Period at Tassili n'Ajjer in the central Sahara, showing numerous pastoral scenes with cattle and herders
Khoikhoi dismantling their huts, preparing to move to new pastures. Aquatint by Samuel Daniell (1805).
Pastoral period
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Pastoral rock art is the most common form of Central Saharan rock art, created in painted and engraved styles depicting pastoralists and bow-wielding hunters in scenes of animal husbandry, along with
Warrior/Shepherd figures and animals
Dancing figures
Dancing figures and animal figure
Oxen figures