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Fatal Neanderthal wound may be earliest evidence of a wooden spear attack on a human ancestor
Source: Phys.org · Published
A round hole in the shoulder blade (scapula) of a Neanderthal whose partial remains were unearthed in a cave in Iraqi Kurdistan may be the earliest known example of lethal interpersonal violence with…
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