The New Ideology of “Eternal War” in Archaeology Critical Reflections on Early History
Heide Goettner-Abendroth
Abstract
The German philosopher of science, Heide Goettner-Abendroth, is the founder/director of the International Academy Hagia. Her article, “The New Ideology of ʽEternal War’ in Archaeology: Critical Reflections on Early History,” challenges prevailing interpretations within archaeology that warfare has always been endemic to human societies. In her view, the assumption that Paleolithic, Neolithic, and indigenous societies worldwide have always been warlike is an unfounded projection of modern beliefs in eternal war.