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#781 R. Brian Ferguson - Chimpanzees, War, and History: Are Men Born to Kill?

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The History of Yanomami Warfare

Ferguson: The basic explanation for Yanomami warfare, as it developed by Napoleon Chagnot was that males sure males will compete for material resources. He says when there aren't material resources to compete for, they will compete for females. Ferguson: In more recent times like when fieldwork was done among them, the main source of contention was the conflict over access to steel tools and other Western manufactured goods.

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