US EditionPrehistoric Arrowhead Embedded in Human Rib Reveals Ancient Violence in the Pyrenees over 4,000 Years Ago
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Researchers from the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES-CERCA) have found an arrow embedded in a human rib more than 4,000 years ago in a prehistoric tomb of the Pyrenees, in the municipality of Queralbs (Girona).This finding took place during the last excavation campaign in this high mountain site, where a team of IPHES-CERCA works since 2019, under the direction of the Professor of Prehistory of the Universitat…
The projectile, shot from the back and still embedded in the bone, shows signs of bone regeneration, which indicates that the individual survived for a time after the impact. Hemeroteca - Surprise: Ötzi, 'the ice man', is not who we believed A arrowhead of silica nailed to a rib constitutes a direct and exceptional proof of direct aggression between humans more than 4,000 years ago in the Catalan Pyrenees. The projectile, found in the site of th…
Pyrenees: arrow in human bone indicates attack 4,000 years ago
An unusual trace of interpersonal violence in prehistory has been uncovered in the Catalan Pyrenees. During excavations at the Roc de les Orenetes burial site in Queralbs (Girona, northeastern Spain), archaeologists discovered a flint arrowhead embedded in a human rib. Most strikingly, the bone shows clear signs of healing, indicating that the victim survived for some time after being struck—likely from behind. The discovery provides direct and …
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invdes.com.mxResearchers from the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES-CERCA) have found an arrow embedded in a human rib more than 4,000 years ago in a prehistoric tomb of the Pyrenees, in the municipality of Queralbs (Girona), EFE review. This finding has taken place during the last excavation campaign in this place [...] The entry Find an arrow in a human rib more than 4,000 years ago in the Pyrenees was first published in I…
There is no doubt. The arrow came from behind and caught his unsuspecting victim. The attack was in the middle of the Catalan Pyrenees more than 4,000 years ago. The impact of the projectile, however, did not end the life of that individual. The man managed to recover and survive some time with the tip of silica embedded in his bones before finally being buried in Roc de les Orenetes (Queralbs, Girona), at more than 1,800 meters high.Keep readin…
Prehistoric arrowhead embedded in human rib reveals ancient violence in the Pyrenees over 4,000 years ago
A remarkable case of ancient violence has been discovered in a prehistoric burial site at 1,800 meters above sea level in the Catalan Pyrenees. Archaeologists found a flint arrowhead embedded in the rib of a human skeleton, an unequivocal and unusual testimony to conflict in the region more than 4,000 years ago. The injury has […]
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