Yuval Harari [1] argues that the violence in New Guinea is an example of a "simple agricultural society with no political framework beyond village and tribe."

Yuval Harari [1] argues that the violence in New Guinea is an example of a "simple agricultural society with no political framework beyond village and tribe." In other words, yes, New Guinea is violent, but it doesn't represent a hunter-forager society. [1]: Sapiens, p. 82