Fatal Neanderthal wound may be earliest evidence of a wooden spear attack on a human ancestor

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Phys.org	Fatal Neanderthal wound may be earliest evidence of a wooden spear attack on a human ancestor	A round hole in the shoulder blade (scapula) of a Neanderthal whose partial remains were unearthed in a cave in Iraqi Kurdistan may be the earliest known example of lethal interpersonal violence with	15 Oct, 15:00	15 Oct, 15:15	0m	phys.org	First

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