This is very interesting and I'd like to read more about the research. The fact that 77% showed no sign of injury and the possibility that injuries might have been caused by other causes (hunting?), that the burial was managed (weapons going to the grave with their owners) raises some questions. If the deceased were victims of a
sustained conflict then does that imply that the grave was repeatedly reopened and re-used?
In his book
Human Kind, Rutger Bregman cites evidence that upscaled conflict was rare until civilisation developed to the point of ownership, of property and possessions. Once people started marking out land exclusively for themselves it led to conflict. Can't recall at what point in History this was thought to be. But this latest find puts all that into question. Fascinating.
Bertie, Itchen Valley.
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