Neanderthal skeleton found with horrific injuries

A 75,000-year-old skeleton offers a glimpse into the violent world in which Neanderthals lived, but also offers hints that they cared for one another

Archeologia e preistoria New Scientist 1 h fa

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The remains of a Neanderthal recently discovered in a cave in Iraq demonstrate the excruciating brutality of life in the Palaeolithic. The Neanderthal had a severely smashed but healed jaw and a spear hole straight through their shoulder, which is evidence of a likely fatal injury.

However, given that survival after such a massive, earlier dental injury would only have been possible with long-term care, the remarkable find may also provide early evidence of compassion, says Emma Pomeroy at the University of Cambridge.

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