Prehistoric cold case shows hints of interspecies homicide
Monday, July 20, 2009 - 15:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
DURHAM, N.C. -- The wound that ultimately killed a Neandertal man between 50,000 and 75,000 years was most likely caused by a thrown spear, the kind modern humans used but Neandertals did not, according to Duke University-led research.