Books in the War and Society - ISSN 1069-8043 series

Drawing upon cross-cultural analyses, archaeological data, and skeletal remains, this collection of papers offers evidence of domestic violence, homicide, warfare, cannibalism, and ritualized combat among ancient peoples.

Evidence amassed in this volume suggests that violence was not an uncommon aspect of prehistoric dispute resolution. From the civilizations of the American Southwest to the Mesolithic of Central Europe, it examines violence in hunter-gatherer and state societies from the New and Old Worlds.