{
  "id": 14958335,
  "title": "75,000-year-old Neanderthal injury may be earliest evidence of lethal spear attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/75-000-year-old-neanderthal-injury-may-be-earliest-evidence-of-lethal",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/archaeology/a-neanderthal-survived-a-severe-facial-injury-for-at-least-a-year-before-dying-75000-years-ago-a-15mm-shoulder-blade-hole-may-be-the-earliest-evidence-of-lethal-violence-with-a-wooden-spear/articleshow/134991338.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Neanderthal who lived 75,000 years ago survived a severe facial injury for at least a year before suffering a possibly fatal spear wound. Researchers studying remains found in Iraq’s Shanidar Cave identified a 15mm hole in the shoulder blade, suggesting a wooden spear injury. The findings also point to possible care from other Neanderthals.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}