Period Covered: 40,000 to 8,000 B.C.

Cold, Ag 1, Rv, H(S), Wd, R, Go, M
C in C, Clan of the Cave Bear, Irr Wb (0) @ 15 AP I
Allied general; Other clan leaders, Irr Wb (F) @ 13 AP 1-5
Hunter groups, Irr Wb (F) @ 3 AP 30 - 120
Immature youths, Irr Ps (0) @ 2 AP 30 - 90
Fire bearers, Irr Exp (0) @ 10 AP 0-3
Stampeded animal herds, Irr Exp @ 10 AP 1-5
Women and children, Irr Hd (1) @ 0.5 AP 5-50
Animal pits, T.F. @ 2 AP 2-12

Only after 15,000 B.C.
Upgrade immature youth with atlatls to Irr Ps (S) @3 AP 0-all

Only 15,000 B.C. to 10,000 B.C.
Upgrade stampeded animal herd to mammoths, In El (I) @ 14 AP* 0-2

Only After 12,000 B.C.
Upgrade C in C, allied generals with domesticated dogs to In Aux (S) @ 15 AP all
Hunter groups with dogs to Irr Aux (S) @ 5 AP Up to 1/2

This army relies on its hunting ability to herd and surround its enemies. Recent archaeological and anthropological evidence has revealed that the domestication of the wolf/dog was a turning point in stone age culture.

*The mammoths are included to add a bit of levity to a somewhat fossilized subject.

Camps may be skin-covered, mammoth-bone tents or convenient caves. Figure availability as of this writing is somewhat limited. I don't know of any 25mm cavemen. In 6mm and 15mm, Irregular Miniatures makes an almost perfect line, lacking only the immature youths with atlatls and the women with children. Animals and mammoths may also be had from Irregular Miniatures. I wish to acknowledge my debt to Christopher Salander, whose Prehistoric DBM Missing Link Army is the evolutionary ancestor of this army list.

Sources

Include, but are not limited to:
"Timelines of War, a Chronology of Warfare 100,000 B.C. to the Present," David Brownstone and Irene Franck.
"National Geographic," various issues.
"History Review," various issues.
Stovall Museum, University of Oklahoma.
Repeated viewing of the movie "Quest for Fire."
"The Antique Drum of War," James McRandle.

DBM Cro-Magnon army list sources:
"The Psychology of War," Lawrence Le Shen.
"The Experimental Game Group Newsletter." Chris Engle and Howard Whitehouse.