The Origins of War: Violence in Prehistory

The Origins of War: Violence in Prehistory

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Book Description
Stretching across continents and centuries, The Origins of War: Violence in Prehistory provides a fascinating examination of executions, torture, ritual sacrifices, and other acts of violence committed in the prehistoric world.Until recently what little had been written on prehistoric violence and warfare focused on the symbolic interpretations of archeological remains. This engrossing book demonstrates that violence has always been far more than just symbolic by combining such interpretations into prehistory with a medical understanding of these violent acts. The authors, one an eminent prehistorian and the other a respected medical doctor, are the ideal guides through such evidence and enable the reader to understand this violence at a human level, without a sophisticated understanding of history or archeology.
Stretching across continents and centuries, The Origins of War: Violence in Prehistory provides a fascinating examination of executions, torture, ritual sacrifices, and other acts of violence committed in the prehistoric world.Until recently what little had been written on prehistoric violence and warfare focused on the symbolic interpretations of archeological remains. This engrossing book demonstrates that violence has always been far more than just symbolic by combining such interpretations into prehistory with a medical understanding of these violent acts. The authors, one an eminent prehistorian and the other a respected medical doctor, are the ideal guides through such evidence and enable the reader to understand this violence at a human level, without a sophisticated understanding of history or archeology.

From the Author
Jean Zammit is a doctor and paleopathologist at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales.
Jean Guilaine is Professor of Archeology at the College de France and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales.

The Origins of War: Violence in Prehistory,Jean Guilaine,Jean Zammit,Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated,1405112603,Anthropology - General,History,History - General History,Military,Military - General,Military - Weapons,Peace,Political Science,Politics - Current Events,Warfare, Prehistoric,World - General,Archaeology,MILITARY ART AND SCIENCE,Technology / Military Science,Warfare & Defence

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