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A healed jaw injury from Qafzeh Cave suggests violence more than 90 thousand years ago

A healed jaw injury from Qafzeh Cave in the Lower Galilee suggests violence more than 90 thousand years ago

MicroCT scanning of the fossil Kapsa 25 revealed signs of sharp object trauma, latent caries, and enamel defects. The researchers, including researchers from Tel Aviv University, also found support that the individual was intentionally buried—but