Having been doing a lot of reading lately about the latest scientific thinking about pre-history based on archeological and dna evidence there is no basis to support the accepted claim that setting conflicts through violence has always been part of human life. Small bands were able to avoid each other in the open spaces and when encountered avoided conflict, as far as the fossil record shows. And, also contrary to myth, there is plenty of evidence to show that at certain times of year small bands got together in larger groups of at least several hundred for ceremonial, hunting or other food gathering activities. And did so without any formal authority. So it is only with the advent of so-called "civilization" that violence became the way to resolve conflicts.
Having been doing a lot of reading lately about the latest scientific thinking about pre-history based on archeological and dna evidence there is no basis to support the accepted claim that setting conflicts through violence has always been part of human life. Small bands were able to avoid each other in the open spaces and when encountered avoided conflict, as far as the fossil record shows. And, also contrary to myth, there is plenty of evidence to show that at certain times of year small bands got together in larger groups of at least several hundred for ceremonial, hunting or other food gathering activities. And did so without any formal authority. So it is only with the advent of so-called "civilization" that violence became the way to resolve conflicts.