{
  "id": 14725325,
  "title": "Fatal Neanderthal wound may be earliest evidence of a wooden spear attack on a human ancestor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/fatal-neanderthal-wound-may-be-earliest-evidence-of-a-wooden-spear",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-15T15:00:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-fatal-neanderthal-wound-earliest-evidence.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A round hole in the shoulder blade (scapula) of a Neanderthal whose partial remains were unearthed in a cave in Iraqi Kurdistan may be the earliest known example of lethal interpersonal violence with a wooden spear in the hominin fossil record.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Science",
        "title": "Mysterious hole in Neanderthal shoulder blade may have been a 'kill shot' from a wooden spear, according to archaeologists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/mysterious-hole-in-neanderthal-shoulder-blade-may-have-been-a-kill",
        "published": "2026-10-15T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ScienceAlert",
        "title": "Ancient Hole in Neanderthal Shoulder Blade May Be The Oldest Spear Attack Ever Discovered",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/ancient-hole-in-neanderthal-shoulder-blade-may-be-the-oldest-spear",
        "published": "2026-10-15T15:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}