{"product_id":"the-origins-of-war-violence-in-prehistory-paperback-softback-9781405112604","title":"The Origins of War; Violence in Prehistory (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405112604","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Origins of War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eViolence in Prehistory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJean Guilaine (Author), Jean Zammit (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405112604, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 November 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.417 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"'Nasty, brutish, and short' was how Hobbes characterized human life in a state of nature, but for the last thirty years prehistorians have largely contrived to forget the nasty side. This lively and authoritative volume goes a long way to redressing the balance, giving a superb overview of the more aggressive side of life in early Europe.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAndrew Sherratt, University of Oxford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"There are few more intriguing yet disturbing subjects than the origins of human violence. This richly detailed account provides dramatic insights into a distant and often violent world, but one that is only too familiar in its contemporary relevance. Essential reading for all who are interested in the human past.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eChris Scarre, University of Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An intriguing and convincing account of violence and conflict in deep antiquity ... The authors have successfully produced a stimulating and thought provoking text.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchaeology Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStretching across continents and centuries, \u003ci\u003eThe Origins of War: Violence in Prehistory\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fascinating examination of executions, torture, ritual sacrifices, and other acts of violence committed in the prehistoric world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten as an accessible guide to the nature of life in prehistory and to the underpinnings of human violence.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines symbolic interpretations of archaeological remains with a medical understanding of violent acts.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by an eminent prehistorian and a respected medical doctor.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBloodshed at the Beginning of History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWar: An Ongoing Feature of Literature and Religion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchaeology: Tracking Down History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWar in Prehistory: From the Garrigues of Languedoc to the Temples of Malta.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorsica: Conquered and Re-conquered.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViolence and Aggression Prior to Mankind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWarfare: Nature or Culture?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExchange or Battle?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWas There a Palaeolithic “War”?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRitual Warfare and War between “Great Men”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrehistoric Man: Neither Violent Brute nor Innocent Lamb.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Issue of Sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Prehistoric Violence “Readable”?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Violence in Hunter-gatherer Society:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeanderthal Man and Cannibalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrehistoric Cannibalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuspicious Disappearances in Charente (France).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCain’s Predecessors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViolence in the Artwork of the Quaternary Era.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSicily: Torture in 10,000 BC?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the Throwing Stick to the Bow and Arrow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Bows.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflict in Sudan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoveted Land.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflict during the Mesolithic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Enemy: Mutilated and Tortured.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Agriculture: A Calming or Aggravating Influence?:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Neolithic in Europe: A Peaceful or Dangerous Conquest?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Talheim Massacre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisturbances during the Neolithic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFontbregoua (France): Another Case of Cannibalism?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCannibalistic Farmers?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeolithic Art, the Medium of Violence?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBattle Scenes in the Sierras of the Spanish Levant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInjuries and Capital Executions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCauses for Quarrel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHunters and\/or Farmers in Confrontation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Strong and the Weak.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Humans as Targets: 4,000-8,000 Years Ago:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Contrasting Geography of Violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Progressive Intensification of Conflict?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWar upon the Plateaus of Southern France?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Difficulties of Making an Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffective Weapons of Death.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInjury and Trepanation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDid Collective Burial Sites Sometimes Serve as Communal Graves?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from the San Juan Ante Portam Latinam Burial Site (Alava, Spain).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBallistic Accuracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Warrior: An Ideological Construction:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Importance of the Male.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccompanying a Man in Death.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Full Quiver: For Hunting, for Fighting or for Show.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArrows and Jewels: Masculine\/Feminine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMenhir Statues: The First Armed Steles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Mount Bego to the Italian Alps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMasculinity\/Femininity: Reversing the Symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpen Villages and Fortified Settlements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProto-Warriors of the West.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The Concept of the Hero Emerges:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeapons and Their Significance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Warrior Becomes a Feature of Barbarian Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sword: King of Weapons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRamparts, Forts and Citadels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Orient: Chariots in Battle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Development of a Cavalry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTracing the Footsteps of Heroes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteles: Marking Combatants for Posterity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultiple Sacrifices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMutilated Bodies Preserved in Peat Bogs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendices.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotes\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorks by Jean Guilaine\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Archaeology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Archaeology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Archaeology%20%5BHD%5D%22\"\u003eHD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52173818757400,"sku":"9781405112604","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405112604.jpg?v=1781173321","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-origins-of-war-violence-in-prehistory-paperback-softback-9781405112604","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}