Was Neanderthal life violent? This wound suggests lethal fighting was more common

October 15, 2026 · 3:00 pm 2 sources

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• Was Neanderthal life violent? This wound suggests lethal fighting was more common
  BBC News · October 15, 2026 15:00
  A 75,000-year-old Neanderthal spear wound may be evidence violence shaped human life far earlier than thought.
• Neanderthal remains may be earliest human ancestor find killed by a spear
  The Guardian · October 15, 2026 15:00
  Adult excavated in an Iraqi Kurdistan cave died more than 70,000 years ago and bears ‘kill shot’ shoulder wound A smooth round hole in the shoulder blade of a Neanderthal who died more than 70,000 years ago may be the oldest evidence so far of a human ancestor being killed by a wooden spear.…