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Mysterious hole in Neanderthal shoulder blade may have been a 'kill shot' from a wooden spear, according to…

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A Neanderthal who was buried 75,000 years ago in Shanidar Cave in Iraq died from a wooden spear straight through the chest, archaeologists have revealed.

While it's impossible to know exactly what happened, the violence may have been a targeted hit.

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