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Human adaptation to war: Evidence from 30+ studies

2025-08-20

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<p>Was small-scale war a recurrent feature of life during human evolution, and—consequently—have humans adapted to war? This question has generated major scholarly debate, primarily informed by archaeology, ethnography, and primatology. We examine adaptation to war in contemporary humans via cognitive psychology experiments. If war recurred during evolution, then our minds are likely equipped with efficient, compl...

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Literature Corpus work: 39ffe1d3-4424-5c95-a23b-210010765f27
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/ystcb_v1

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