Origins

Our ancestors had developed safeguards to prevent people from becoming too powerful. But what had happened to those safeguards?

Consider this: What would have happened if people tried to laugh at the king who claimed he had divine power to rule the land?

Head meets mace.

What would have happened if they tried to run away from the god-king or refused to fight in his army?

Find head and then head meets mace.

This book tells stories of how our ancestors lived before violence became normalized in our modern world. It includes stories from nearly every continent to provide a holistic picture of our earliest ancestors and their experiences. In asking questions, telling stories, and digging through inclusive evidence, this book is a call to collaborate—much like our ancestors before us—in uncovering local histories of our global past.