75,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Bones Suggest Victim of Wooden Spear Attack
Archaeologists in Shanidar Cave found a skeleton with injuries indicating it may be the earliest victim of lethal violence by a wooden spear.
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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 1 Nov 2026. Times of India published first, on 1 November at 20:20 UTC; The New York Times followed 37h 43m later. The most recent article, from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories, appeared on 4 November at 23:10 UTC.
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