100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa was stabbed in the face, analysis finds
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"100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa was stabbed in the face, analysis finds" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include GreekReporter.com, La Brújula Verde, Archaeology News Online Magazine and Phys.org. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.
Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 91d ago.
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Coverage (8)
- Roughly 100,000 Years Ago, This Man Got Stabbed in the Face—and Survived. He's Likely One of the First Known Victims of an Attack by a Sharp Weapon Smithsonian Magazine · 91d ago
- This Early Human Was Stabbed in the Face—and Recovered Gizmodo · 91d ago
- Human in Israel Smashed in the Face With a Rock 100,000 Years Ago Haaretz · 91d ago
- 100,000-Year-Old Human Fossil Holds Earliest Evidence of Stabbing GreekReporter.com · 91d ago
- At Site of Oldest Known Human Burials, 145,000-Year-Old Skull Reveals Earliest Documented Stabbing La Brújula Verde · 91d ago
- 90,000-year-old Homo sapiens jaw wound points to possible violence in early human groups Archaeology News Online Magazine · 91d ago
- Ancient jaw wound reveals possible violence in Homo sapiens 90,000 years ago Phys.org · 91d ago
- 100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa was stabbed in the face, analysis finds Live Science · 91d ago
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