The Origins of War Violence in Prehistory [Hardcover]

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• Written as an accessible guide to the nature of life in prehistory and to the underpinnings of human violence.
  
• Combines symbolic interpretations of archaeological remains with a medical understanding of violent acts.
  
• Written by an eminent prehistorian and a respected medical doctor.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction:.

Bloodshed at the Beginning of History.

War: An Ongoing Feature of Literature and Religion.

Archaeology: Tracking Down History.

War in Prehistory: From the Garrigues of Languedoc to the Temples of Malta.

Corsica: Conquered and Re-conquered.

Violence and Aggression Prior to Mankind.

Warfare: Nature or Culture?.

Exchange or Battle?.

Was There a Palaeolithic “War”?.

Ritual Warfare and War between “Great Men”.

Prehistoric Man: Neither Violent Brute nor Innocent Lamb.

The Issue of Sacrifice.

Is Prehistoric Violence “Readable”?.

2. Violence in Hunter-gatherer Society:.

Neanderthal Man and Cannibalism.

Prehistoric Cannibalism.

Suspicious Disappearances in Charente (France).

Cain’s Predecessors.

Violence in the Artwork of the Quaternary Era.