Geographic location of the Bushmen

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The Bushmen
Geographic location of the Bushmen
The Bushmen, or the commonly known as the “san”, are the ancient occupants of South Africa. For more than 2000 years, the Bushmen have inhabited the area around the Kalahari Desert (Eliot 1). Currently, the group occupies the region around South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola. The people are said to be the oldest not only in Africa but also in the world. Archaeological evidence explains that remains of rock paintings and other traces of the early culture of the Bushmen have been mainly found in South Africa (Eliot 1).
To date, a portion of the Bushmen still inhabit South Africa, with their culture being the oldest existing culture in the world. The historical culture of the Bushmen elaborate that the pastoralist group, referred to as the Khoikhoi, started moving southwards towards the cape, the modern-day Cape of Good Hope. This led to the intermarriage between the Khoikhoi and San thus a distinction of the two groups became rather difficult since then (Eliot 1).
Population of the group
The bushmen is a small group comprising of approximately 40, 000 people. It comprises of one bigger group and four smaller groups. Majority of them includes the! Kung and occupy the Kavango in northeastern and eastern Namibia, as well as in Western Botswana (San.org.za 1). The smaller group comprising of the Heikom populated the east while the Khoe, or the river Bushmen, occupied the eastern side of Kavango, Botswana, and western Caprivi (San.org.za 1). On the other side, the Naro group populate the Grootfontein region and Botswana, while the smallest group, the /AuniIt, occupies southern Nossob district (San.org.za 1).
It is believed that the Bushmen are the aboriginal descendants of all the people in the world today, including Europeans, Asians, Black Americans, Australians, among others. The original Southern Kalahari group of the Bushmen was thought to comprise of 50 adults of a common ethnic origin, the Khomani (San.org.za 1). However, over 600 people are now alleged to have been the original occupants of the land. Currently, the population of the Bushmen is believed to total up to 90, 000 people. This population is distributed as follows: Botswana- 55, 000; Namibia- 27, 000; South Africa- 10, 000; and Angola; <5, 000 (San.org.za 1).
The social structure of the Bushmen
The Bushmen have a social structure that is among the most non-tribal in the world. The group does not have a paramount lead and thus have an impartially relaxed kinship bonds. The group comprises of a loosely held kinfolk culture with critical decisions being made via social discussions and agreements and a common consensus being sought (Bushman People 1). During discussions on social matters, the opinion of a particular individual is weighted based on skill and expertise in the area of discussion. In this group, members of the...