▪ Abstract Traumatic injuries in ancient human skeletal remains are a direct source of
evidence for testing theories of warfare and violence that are not subject to the interpretative …

This article reviews recent archaeological research on warfare in prestate societies of native
North America. This survey comprises six regions: Arctic/Subarctic, Northwest Coast …

The myth of the peace-loving" noble savage" is persistent and pernicious. Indeed, for the last
fifty years, most popular and scholarly works have agreed that prehistoric warfare was rare …

In contrast to historical records, human skeletal remains provide a direct source of evidence
regarding patterns of violence in both prehistoric and historically documented societies …

This volume raises central theoretical issues regarding behavioural reconstruction in human
osteological research. Because behavioural reconstructions have become increasingly …

Anthropologists have long debated the relative importance of cultural, biological, and
historical factors in the origins and maintenance of different patterns of violence. Much of the …

Evidence amassed in Troubled Times indicates that, much like in the modern world,
violence was not an uncommon aspect of prehistoric dispute resolution. From the …

The nature of global change in the Pacific Basin is poorly known compared to other parts of
the world. Climate, Environment, and Society in the Pacific during the Last Millennium …

Against a backdrop of sustained resource intensification and population increases that
began at the end of the middle Holocene in California and continued until at least 1000 BP …

Only in the last few years have high-resolution paleoclimatic data become available from
coastal southern California. Recent research in the California Channel Islands, drawing on …