100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa was stabbed in the face, analysis finds
Ancient Homo sapiens fossil found with face stab wound 100,000 years ago
The obvious questions
How old is the fossil?
100,000 years
Where was the fossil found?
Outside Africa, coverage does not yet specify which location
What is notable about the fossil?
It has evidence of a stab wound to the face
The story so far
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- Primary Driver: Ancient Homo sapiens fossil found with face stab wound 100,000 years ago
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A 100,000-year-old Homo sapiens fossil found outside Africa has evidence of a stab wound to the face.
Coverage from GreekReporter.com, La Brújula Verde, Archaeology News Online Magazine, Phys.org, and Live Science emphasizes the significance of this discovery in understanding early human behavior.
The location and age of the fossil, as well as further analysis of the wound, are details to watch for in further reporting
Synthesized by Newsylist from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. Updated 65d ago.
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 · 65d ago
- This Early Human Was Stabbed in the Face—and Recovered Gizmodo · 65d ago
- Human in Israel Smashed in the Face With a Rock 100,000 Years Ago Haaretz · 65d ago
- 100,000-Year-Old Human Fossil Holds Earliest Evidence of Stabbing GreekReporter.com · 65d ago
- At Site of Oldest Known Human Burials, 145,000-Year-Old Skull Reveals Earliest Documented Stabbing La Brújula Verde · 65d ago
- 90,000-year-old Homo sapiens jaw wound points to possible violence in early human groups Archaeology News Online Magazine · 65d ago
- Ancient jaw wound reveals possible violence in Homo sapiens 90,000 years ago Phys.org · 65d ago
- 100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa was stabbed in the face, analysis finds Live Science · 65d ago broke it first
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