Martial arts for and against Neanderthals

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Originally Posted by Flyndaran

This thread isn't about what actually happened in history.

Figleaf23 mentioned TL0 Martial Arts. I said that I suspect that Martial Arts are TL1 (well I said TL2, but then I remembered the Agoge). Tech Levels are always "about what actually happened in history". If Martial Arts are a TL1 invention then prehistoric Martial Arts are TL0+1.

Not to mention how does skill fossilize?

Consistient patterns battlefield injuries (beyond "they all got maced to the head"; "Mace to The Head" isn't a meaningful formal style). Ruins of training schools.