Excellent book documenting this:
He reveals, for instance, that prehistorical tactics favoring raids and ambushes, as opposed to formal battles, often yielded a high death-rate; that adult males falling into the hands of their enemies were almost universally killed; and that surprise raids seldom spared even women and children. Keeley cites evidence of ancient massacres in many areas of the world, including the discovery in South Dakota of a prehistoric mass grave containing the remains of over 500 scalped and mutilated men, women, and children (a slaughter that took place a century and a half before the arrival of Columbus).
You are correct, but there was a period when its believed that wars were non-existent and that was in the time after the ice age/s when temperatures warmed, growing seasons were much longer and higher in elevation and resources were abundant...Of course population was less due to tumult of the change—the period can be marked with those corpulent goddess figures showing a very robust female form....that period...sort of beyond the mists of time is one that is fasincinating and some would say, a period that we have a collective amensia about. (Graham Hancock)
You Sir, are full of garbage! Everyone knows that before the evil Europeans came (spit be upon them) that it was all sunflowers, rainbows, and man at harmony with nature. I was told that even a great elk would know when to wander into a village and lay down and sacrifice so that no violence would need to be committed to feed the people. People of other tribes and regions would get together occasionally and play sports and other games of intellect to improve themselves and their relationships with one another. It was a blissful time of love and peace everywhere. Then the evil white man ruined it!
LOL, there’s people out there who would actually believe that crap.
In Alberta in just one day the Cree killed over 900 Blackfoot. White man didn’t do that. White man also didn’t push the buffalo off the cliffs by the entire herd. The waste was immense. I could go on, but I’m sure people get the idea.
Also, the Indians weren’t even here first, so there’s that as well.
But, but, but... Whatabout Rousseau’s Noble Savage, uncorrupted by modern civilization and class?