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Documentary on violence in hunter gatherers

Alfred001
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Can anyone recommend a documentary about the lives of hunter gatherers, I'm especially looking for something dealing with violence in such societies.

  • 4 weeks later...

One older Discovery documentry dealing with Neanderthals did mention them being cannibalistic.

  • 3 weeks later...

I recall a comparison made by a forensic anthropologist of a Neanderthal hunter skeleton to the pattern of injuries sustained by various occupational groups today. The conclusion was the closest matched pattern was with rodeo clowns. Since humans are like large ornery animals, close combat with peers might have been at least partly responsible for a portion of those injuries.

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