# Ambassadors of peace: The anthropology of war and how to overcome the human killing instinct

## TL;DR

The paper explores how understanding the roots of war in human biology and evolution can help reduce our natural tendency for violence.

## Contribution

It introduces a novel anthropological perspective on war and the human killing instinct.

## Key findings

- Human tendencies for war may be rooted in biological and evolutionary factors.
- Understanding these roots could help mitigate violent behavior.

## Abstract

Understanding the biological and evolutionary factors that make humans go to war may help to overcome our innate tendencies to kill each other.