100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa was stabbed in the face, analysis finds
New analysis of ancient human fossils reveals some of the earliest documented evidence of stabbing and interpersonal violence.
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The obvious questions
How old are the fossils mentioned in the reports?
The coverage mentions fossils aged 90,000, 100,000, and 145,000 years old.
Where were these Homo sapiens located?
The analysis focuses on some of the earliest Homo sapiens found outside Africa.
What specific injuries were found?
Reports identify a stabbing to the face and a wound to the jaw.
The story so far
Analysis of fossils from early Homo sapiens outside Africa has identified facial wounds consistent with stabbing. Reports indicate findings ranging from a 90,000-year-old jaw wound to a 145,000-year-old skull located at a site of the oldest known human burials.
Coverage from Live Science, Phys.org, and Archaeology News Online Magazine emphasizes that these wounds point to possible violence within early human groups. GreekReporter.com and La Brújula Verde further highlight these as the earliest documented instances of such injuries.
Future attention will likely center on the implications of these wounds for understanding early human social behavior, though coverage does not yet specify further planned analyses.
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Who reported it (8)
- Roughly 100,000 Years Ago, This Man Got Stabbed in the Face—and Survived. He's Likely One of the First Known Victims of an Attack by a Sharp Weapon Smithsonian Magazine · 45d ago
- This Early Human Was Stabbed in the Face—and Recovered Gizmodo · 45d ago
- Human in Israel Smashed in the Face With a Rock 100,000 Years Ago Haaretz · 45d ago
- 100,000-Year-Old Human Fossil Holds Earliest Evidence of Stabbing GreekReporter.com · 45d ago
- At Site of Oldest Known Human Burials, 145,000-Year-Old Skull Reveals Earliest Documented Stabbing La Brújula Verde · 45d ago
- 90,000-year-old Homo sapiens jaw wound points to possible violence in early human groups Archaeology News Online Magazine · 45d ago
- Ancient jaw wound reveals possible violence in Homo sapiens 90,000 years ago Phys.org · 45d ago
- 100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa was stabbed in the face, analysis finds Live Science · 45d ago
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