Always were warriors?
Article Abstract:
The origin of war and its evolution from individual killings to raiding parties, pitched battles and the full catastrophe is studied from several perspectives. The conventions adopted to counteract or mitigate war, such as international jurisdictions, trade, diplomacy, intercommunity rites like gift exchange and substitutes are promoted.
Publication Name: Nature Australia
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1324-2598
Year: 2004
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Thrust, not thrown
Article Abstract:
Spear throwing was inferred from the high degree of asymmetry between the left and right upper limb bones of Neanderthals and the early modern humans. Further, to test the idea that two-handed thrusting could also have produced a right-dominant pattern which causes the asymmetry an experimental design was developed.
Publication Name: Nature Australia
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1324-2598
Year: 2003
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