221

Annual Cycle

Scope Note

Seasonal distribution and succession of food-getting and other economic activities; seasonal migrations in the gathering or production of food (e.g., transhumance, nomadism). Note that category 221 is often used for describing the annual cycle for food producing societies as well as those practicing gathering, hunting, and fishing.

History Note

Added pointers to clarify category for users 2026/3. TSG & CRE

Broader Term
220 Food Quest
Related Terms
166 Internal Migration
167 External Migration
361 Settlement Patterns
433 Production And Supply
796 Organized Ceremonial
805 Ordering Of Time
Use Fors
Agricultural cycle
Annual cycle
Bands (migratory)
Cycles (annual)
Migration (seasonal)
Migratory bands in the food quest
Nomadism
Seasonal activities and migrations
Transhumance (annual economic cycle)
Identifier
221

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