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- ISBN 9781405112604
- Weight: 417g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 03 Nov 2004
- Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Stretching across continents and centuries, The Origins of War: Violence in Prehistory provides a fascinating examination of executions, torture, ritual sacrifices, and other acts of violence committed in the prehistoric world.
- Written as an accessible guide to the nature of life in prehistory and to the underpinnings of human violence.
- Combines symbolic interpretations of archaeological remains with a medical understanding of violent acts.
- Written by an eminent prehistorian and a respected medical doctor.
The authors
Jean Guilaine is Professor of Archeology at the Collège de France and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. He is the author of numerous books, including Prehistory: The World of Early Man (US translation 1986).
Jean Zammit is a doctor and paleopathologist at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales.
The translater
Melanie Hersey is a translator specialising in the social sciences. She has studied German, French, and anthropology and received an MA in translation from Durham University.
