Sobre la inevitabilidad de la guerra

Abstract

This article propases an interesting reading on war through archeological data, where it is shown that it isn't a permanent state between human societies, therefore it is necessary to restate the idea that war is connatural to human beings. In effect the author bases his study on archeological data of the Anasazi area in the southwestern part of the United States and the eastern part of North America, to demonstrate how the societies that settled in these latitudes went through time periods of peace. In this last instance, the article reveals the importance of archeology to overcome the perception that war is the most recurrent manner of interaction between human societies.

Keywords:

Arqueología de la Guerra

Región Anasazi

Prehistoria

Norteamérica

Archeology of war

Anasazi region

Prehistory

North America

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