Some people are enamored with the idea of noble historic and prehistoric peoples for many reasons, but any peaceful society, and there were some, would be wiped

Some people are enamored with the idea of noble historic and prehistoric peoples for many reasons, but any peaceful society, and there were some, would be wiped out by the non-peaceful ones. Contention for meagre resources was intense. We did not have modern grains (yield and resistance) or farming methods (fertilizers, etc) nor weather prediction. For the great majority of history, it was more or less subsistence living, whether you were farmer, fisherman, etc. Famines were not so extraordinary, maybe once per decade, so yeah, people stole, raided and fought over food. It was essential to survival.