What is the oldest profession?

Question

What is the oldest profession?

Answer 1

Professional cave painter.

Answer 2

BEST ANSWER:

the oldest profession is hunting.

then after that farming.

after that animal husbandry

then after that carpentry and blacksmith.

Answer 3

I would say cave building.. tee hee..probably some carpentry of sorts. But it has been said that prostitution is the oldest. Here is a fun link to read..where he says home decor..I disagree..but it is fun to read

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Answer 4

hunting

Answer 5

Prostitution

Answer 6

Honestly, I have always heard that prostitution is the world's oldest profession, but I question this....I had to writer an argument paper for school once about prostitution and discussed it as the world's oldest profession, but I cheated somewhat and googled it, this is what I found, "The World’s Oldest Profession.

The world's oldest profession is not prostitution.

Go back to pre-historic times and what do you find? Cave men and cave drawings, right? And what are cave drawings? Imagine it's 1,000,000 BC, and you're wandering around in your Jurassic neighborhood, and you look up and see a wall covered with images of large furry mammals and guys with spears. Even a Neanderthal would know that means food and a new fall wardrobe.

Is advertising the most respected profession? Obviously not. Is it the most exciting? Possibly. But one thing is for sure ­ it's the oldest. Pre-historic cave drawings are well documented. And who's ever heard of a pre-historic hooker?"

I go on to think that profession means something one does for cash gain such as employment. The argument here would ne that the early cavemen/ women did not attempt to gain monetary value for their work, so can it be classified as a profession?  

I am sticking with prostitution.

Answer 7

believe it or not, prostitution.

Answer 8

prostitute!!!

or,,, farmer.

Answer 9

housekeeping !!!

Answer 10

Either prostitute or politician.  They are interchangeable.

Answer 11

blacksmiths.

Answer 12

hooker...

Answer 13

Hunter and/or Cook

cuz we had to eat.

Answer 14

hunter/gatherer

Answer 15

Maker of man.

God!!

Answer 16

farmer since  it  predates money  and  therefore  any  professional  status (such as  hooker)

hunting  isnt  a  profession  as  such  . it  was  done  as  a community  for  the  benefit  of the  whole  tribe.  the  meats  werent  really  traded  for  anything  until  domestication (farming)  came  along  because  there  was  no  need.  all  thwe  males  participated  in the  hunt  so  all  males  took  a share.  it  was  only  when  farming  freed  up  people  for  other  duties  that  the  need  for  trade  came  about.

Answer 17

animal husbandry, such as tending sheep, according to the Bible.

Hunting food, according to common sense

Answer 18

Yep, Prostitution is the oldest profession

Answer 19

carpenter

Answer 20

Handyman. dates all the way back to cavemen.

Answer 21

I think stone mason building houses and palaces

Answer 22

building hammers out of rocks

prostitution....

Answer 23

Hunter and where he went to have s*x.

Answer 24

carpenter

blacksmith

farmer

Answer 25

It is believed to be prostitution, if you take the word profession in its true meaning.

Other "tasks" or "work" have been done longer, but was mostly done by slaves or for free which does not make it fall under the category of a profession.

Ergo: Prostitution

Answer 26

Prostitution.

Answer 27

Hunter/Gatherer... Or housewife.. Hey, they insist it's a job!

Answer 28

hunter