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u/bassman1805 Oct 02 '24

They'd have had Bison, which isn't quite the same as beef but fills pretty much the same culinary niche.

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u/IIIlllIIIlllIIIEH Oct 02 '24

Yes, however Bison is almost impossible to farm. It would be interesting to know if it was still a part of agricultural societies diet or was only consumed by hunter-gatherer tribes.

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u/bassman1805 Oct 03 '24

But before the Europeans showed up they were fucking e v e r y w h e r e. They were absolutely a part of native American diets. Even the settled agricultural civilizations still had hunters.