The origins of warfare have long been of interest for researchers across disciplines. Did our
earliest ancestors engage in forms of organized violence that are appropriately viewed as …

Over the pre-Columbian sequence, Andean warfare ranged greatly in intensity. This review
combines published information on cranial trauma and settlement patterns, which often align …

The discovery of the royal tombs at Sipán in 1987 propelled Moche archaeology to the
forefront of Andean studies. In the last decade, the study of Moche political organization and …

How do people living in small groups without money, markets, police and rigid social
classes develop norms of economic and social cooperation that are sustainable over time …

This study examines bioarchaeological evidence for violence during the period of Wari
imperialism in the Peruvian Andes through analysis of skeletal trauma from three …

This article discusses several universal features of fortifications and distinguishes those
features that are unequivocally military in function. The evidence adduced includes the …

The prehistoric population of San Pedro de Atacama lived through periods marked by
prosperity and interregional interaction, as well as times of severe drought, social stress, and …

Widely regarded as major visible field monuments of the Iron Age, hillforts are central to an
understanding of later prehistoric communities in Britain and Europe from the later Bronze …

In recent decades, there has been a dramatic increase in information from archaeological
skeletons about violent encounters that took place within and among societies, especially …

The Real Chimpanzee encapsulates the fascinating behaviour of wild chimpanzees and
discusses the differences observed in different populations across the species, and across …