Neanderthal fossil shoulder blade with round hole

Earliest Evidence of Neanderthal Killed by Wooden Spear Found

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Researchers have identified a round hole in the shoulder blade of a Neanderthal fossil that may represent the earliest known evidence of ancient humans attacking each other with wooden spears. This finding could shed new light on the nature of conflicts among early human species.

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