Haaretz·2 min read·medium
Human in Israel Smashed in the Face With a Rock 100,000 Years Ago
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Ruth Schuster
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Archaeological findings in Israel suggest that prehistoric humans experienced interpersonal violence, challenging the assumption that early nomadic societies were inherently peaceful. The discovery of a skull with trauma indicates that conflict over resources may have existed long before the development of permanent settlements.
Humankind in deep prehistory is often assumed to have been mild-mannered. Being nomadic, they could just pick up and move on if trouble emerged, such as competition over a resource. They didn't have homesteads to protect, a common hypothesis goes.
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