Editing Hunting (section)

===Neolithic and Antiquity===
[[File:Diana of Versailles.jpg|thumb|''[[Artemis]] with a Hind'', a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] copy of an [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greek]] sculpture, c. 325 BC, by [[Leochares]].]]
[[File:Goguryeo tomb mural.jpg|thumb|An example of a [[Goguryeo tombs|Goguryeo tomb mural]] of hunting, middle of the first millennium.]]
[[File:0025 - 0220 Brick Relief with Harvesting, Fishing and Hunting Scene Eastern Han Dynasty National Museum of China anagoria.jpg|thumb|[[Han dynasty]] tomb brick depicting a fishing and hunting scene.]]

Even as [[domestication#Animals|animal domestication]] became relatively widespread and after the development of agriculture, hunting usually remained a significant contributor to the human food-supply. 
The supplementary meat and materials from hunting included [[protein]], [[bone]] for implements, [[sinew]] for [[rope|cordage]], [[fur]], [[feathers]], [[Rawhide (textile)|rawhide]] and leather used in clothing.

Hunting is still vital in marginal climates, especially those unsuited for [[pastoral]] uses or for agriculture.<ref>{{Cite book|title= Mystique Melodies|last= Porter|first= V.I.|publisher= Dorrance Publishing|year= 2018|isbn= 978-1-4809-5591-2|location= Pittsburgh, PA|pages= 48}}</ref> For example, [[Inuit]] in the [[Arctic]] trap and hunt animals for clothing and use the skins of [[Marine mammal|sea mammals]] to make [[kayak]]s, clothing, and footwear.

On ancient [[reliefs]], especially from [[Mesopotamia]], kings are often depicted by sculptors as hunters of [[Big game hunting|big game]] such as lions and are often portrayed hunting from a [[war chariot]] - early examples of royalty symbolically and militaristically engaging in hunting<ref>
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 |last1                = Allsen
 |first1               = Thomas T.
 |author-link1         = Thomas T. Allsen
 |year                 = 2011
 |orig-date            = 2006
 |title                = The Royal Hunt in Eurasian History
 |url                  = https://books.google.com/books?id=WFls6zdc40QC
 |series               = Encounters with Asia
 |location             = Philadelphia
 |publisher            = University of Pennsylvania Press
 |isbn                 = 9780812201079
 |access-date          = 27 March 2023
}} 
</ref>
as "the sport of kings".<ref>{{cite book
 |last1        = Connor
 |first1       = Steven
 |author-link1 = Steven Connor
 |date         = 15 November 2011
 |chapter      = Winning
 |title        = A Philosophy of Sport
 |url          = https://books.google.com/books?id=3jWZ-3pkILMC
 |location     = London
 |publisher    = Reaktion Books
 |isbn         = 9781861899736
 |access-date  = 27 March 2023
 |quote        = From classical times onwards, games and sports were thought of as training for actual combat. The most important and sustained mediator between battle and sport was hunting, one of several sports regularly designated the 'Sport of Kings'.
 |archive-date = 27 March 2023
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The cultural and [[psychological]] importance of hunting in ancient societies is represented by deities such as [[Horned God|the horned god]] [[Cernunnos]] and [[Lunar deity|lunar goddesses]] of [[classical antiquity]], the Greek [[Artemis]] or Roman [[Diana (mythology)|Diana]]. [[Taboo]]s are often related{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} to hunting, and mythological association of prey species with a [[divinity]] could be reflected in hunting restrictions such as a [[Nature reserve|reserve]] surrounding a temple. [[Euripides]]' tale of Artemis and [[Actaeon]], for example, may be seen as a caution against disrespect of prey or against impudent boasting.
[[File:Taq-e Bostan - Low-relief the boar hunt.jpg|thumb|Low-relief the boar hunt, [[Taq-e Bostan]]]]
With the domestication of the dog, [[Bird of prey|birds of prey]], and the [[ferret]], various forms of animal-aided hunting developed, including [[Medieval hunting|venery]] ([[scent hound|scent-hound]] hunting, such as [[fox hunting]]), [[coursing]] ([[sight hound|sight-hound]] hunting), [[falconry]], and [[ferreting]]. While these are all associated{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} with [[medieval hunting]], over time, various [[dog breed]]s were selected by humans for very precise tasks during the hunt, reflected in such names as [[Pointing breed|"pointer"]] and "[[setter]]".

{{See also|Lion hunting}}