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Was Neanderthal life violent? This wound suggests lethal fighting was more common
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. BBC News World is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 15 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Was Neanderthal life violent? This wound suggests lethal fighting was more common”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A 75,000-year-old Neanderthal spear wound may be evidence violence shaped human life far earlier than thought.
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Was Neanderthal life violent? This wound suggests lethal fighting was more common
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