Exactly.
When we are talking about ancient societies we're not talking about states with millions of people as habitants that require a big set of well-defined laws and law enforcement to make such a society work. We are talking about rather small communities that would count not more than a few dozen or perhaps a very few hundred individuals. In such communities people are strongly reliant on each other and share their tasks and the few goods they have in order to survive.
Viewing the "cave man" as a brute who forces Women to whatever because it is assumed he physically can, is not a realistic image because such behavior does not build strong societies. A man who runs around ******* Women would most probably not have a high standard/value or become a leader but instead risk to be excommunicated or to be used for his strength as a servant for the community, also as a means of punishment.
A lot of assumptions about archeologic findings and prehistoric living happen by translating today's societies' "norms" and the historician's views and believes into how we view ancient societies. But those biased assumptions can actually be wrong and perhaps are many times. Here's an example...
The 9,000-year-old grave of a skilled female hunter was discovered in the Andes of Peru, showing female hunters were common in ancient times.
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