Ancient Hole in Neanderthal Shoulder Blade May Be The Oldest Spear Attack Ever Discovered

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The left scapula of Shanidar A. (University of Cambridge)

Ancient Hole in Neanderthal Shoulder Blade May Be The Oldest Spear Attack Ever Discovered Something very violent happened 75,000 years ago.

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75,000 years ago, this Neanderthal was stabbed with a spear

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