Even when it comes to making fire, they tirelessly spend all day creating friction with two stones, resolutely refusing to use lighters.
The Strange Tribe that Rejects Civilization to Live a Primitive Life
In central Tanzania, the Hadza tribe, living near Lake Eyasi, maintains outdated living habits as they have for the past 10,000 years.
For over 10,000 years, they have relied on ‘Mother Earth’ for their sustenance. They do not farm or raise livestock, living entirely off the forest, just as their ancestors did.
The tribe’s population is only about 1,200 people. They maintain a nomadic lifestyle, not choosing a fixed residence. Their shelters from rain and sun are still caves or grass huts.
Perhaps this is the only tribe on Earth that has almost no spiritual life. They have no religious beliefs, do not worship deities, and notably, have no tribal leaders.
Groups of people live together and engage in free sexual relations. Women of this tribe often give birth to children with various men.
Even women cannot tell who the fathers of their children are. However, this is of no importance to them.
Men and women of the tribe have almost no marital bonds. If they feel attracted to each other, they will freely live together without any wedding ceremonies.
If after two weeks of living together they do not get along, the woman will return to her parents, and she is still regarded as a virgin.
The Hadza have no concept of beauty or ugliness based on appearance; they are attracted to each other and seek partners through voice.
According to anthropologist Apicella’s research involving 100 individuals, most men of the tribe believe that women with deep voices are better at household tasks and gathering food.
However, women with clear, high-pitched voices are considered ideal partners.
Most women believe that men with deep voices are better hunters, although only a few consider them to be responsible men.
The fur coats of the chacma baboons are the tribe’s favorite attire.
This tribe has never been involved in wars or conflicts and has never suffered from plagues or natural disasters. As a result, they live carefree, as their ancestors did.
The daily food of the Hadza consists of bushmeat, antelope, chacma baboons, buffalo, and various forest animals.
The Hadza do not have a habit of storing food. Whenever they hunt an animal, they share it among everyone and eat it all in one day.
Men of the tribe usually wake up very early to sharpen their weapons, go hunting, and prepare food for a new day. Their hunting tools are bows and arrows that they have crafted for generations.
The Hadza have almost no contact with the modern world, but they are aware that people outside have used modern tools to create fire.
However, interestingly, they do not like using modern tools and persist in spending all day creating fire with stones, roasting food as in ancient times.
Whenever they are thirsty, they often seek out rivers and lakes to drink. The way they drink water is not unlike how animals do. They bend down, immersing their faces in the cool water, eagerly sipping as if returning to the dawn of humanity.
They communicate with each other in their own unique language, which remains a mystery to scientists today.
The Tanzanian government has sought to protect this tribe and prevent their extinction by building homes for them and guiding them towards a civilized lifestyle; however, all efforts to change this tribe’s way of life have proven futile.
