The ethics of prehistoric hunter-gatherers: caretaking in the Stone Age

Maarten Peels

Utrecht, June 2024

Written as part of a research internship at Hanno Sauer's Moral Progress research team, Faculty of Humanities, Utrecht University.

The goal of this paper is to assess the ways in which we can know anything about the ethics of prehistoric hunter-gatherers. Caretaking is the main type of ethical behaviour discussed. Findings from archaeology, evolutionary studies and anthropology are explored. 

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