A new analysis of skeletons reveals that violence might not be hardwired

[ashling]

http://www.businessinsider.com/japanese-study-deals-another-blow-to-deep-roots-theory-of-war-2016-4


Skeletons unearthed from multiple sites by Hisashi Nakao et al. suggest that lethal violence was rare in prehistoric Japan, contradicting the claim “that warfare is inherent in human nature.”

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. when there was plenty of room, and women were in charge..

There's an anthropology forum around here somewhere..

[MosheFeingold]

3. I get the humor

But if you talk to any cop (which I was decades ago), you will discover women are just as violent as men.

And sometimes worse, because they will stew about something and strike when "cold" while men generally you can figure out if they are pissed.

They are (generally) just not as good about "accomplishing" anything; I think primarily due to size/muscle mass and because boys are generally taught how to fight.

[gratuitous]

2. Heresy!

Here in the Land of the High Church of Redemptive Violence, we do not brook any such notion. Next you'll be trying to tell us that violence is ineffective in driving out violence, not that violence needs to be driven out or overcome, because violence is our sine qua non.