I don’t think it is reasonable to portray Paleolithic tribe as dictatorship. When the best weapon is pointed stick, and every man is has skill to use it, minority simply can’t rule by force.
When the best weapon is pointed stick, and every man is has skill to use it, minority simply can’t rule by force.
That’s obviously wrong, as there is a large set of social animals which don’t even have pointy sticks, and yet alpha males manage to rule the tribe with an iron hand (or paw, or beak, etc.).
I don’t think it is reasonable to portray Paleolithic tribe as dictatorship. When the best weapon is pointed stick, and every man is has skill to use it, minority simply can’t rule by force.
That’s obviously wrong, as there is a large set of social animals which don’t even have pointy sticks, and yet alpha males manage to rule the tribe with an iron hand (or paw, or beak, etc.).