Was Neanderthal life violent? This wound suggests lethal fighting was more common
2 sources·Updated October 15, 2026
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- BBC Science·19h agoWas Neanderthal life violent? This wound suggests lethal fighting was more common
A 75,000-year-old Neanderthal spear wound may be evidence violence shaped human life far earlier than thought.
Read at BBC Science → - ABC World AU·19h agoHole punched into Neanderthal's shoulder launches spear killing debate
A round hole in the shoulder blade of a Neanderthal fossil could be the earliest known evidence of ancient humans attacking one another with wooden spears, researchers say.
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