[RightWhale]

the potential for violence might have spurred the evolution of social behaviour

We have already learned that wolves domesticated early man rather than the other way around. It should be noted that hunting accidents caused great numbers of injuries and death amongst the Neanderthal, especially since Neanderthal man, having nothing more than hand axes, had to run down and beat his dinner to death. The larger game animals would be very dangerous especially when momma showed up to see what happened to junior.

[blam]

"We have already learned that wolves domesticated early man rather than the other way around. "

I saw a program about that too. I wasn't convinced.

[sawsalimb]

It should be noted that hunting accidents caused great numbers of injuries and death amongst the Neanderthal, especially since Neanderthal man, having nothing more than hand axes, had to run down and beat his dinner to death.

And just think of the potential for being hit by by an unloaded handaxe when cleaning it...