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.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 46d 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 · 46d ago
- This Early Human Was Stabbed in the Face—and Recovered Gizmodo · 46d ago
- Human in Israel Smashed in the Face With a Rock 100,000 Years Ago Haaretz · 46d ago
- 100,000-Year-Old Human Fossil Holds Earliest Evidence of Stabbing GreekReporter.com · 46d ago
- At Site of Oldest Known Human Burials, 145,000-Year-Old Skull Reveals Earliest Documented Stabbing La Brújula Verde · 46d ago
- 90,000-year-old Homo sapiens jaw wound points to possible violence in early human groups Archaeology News Online Magazine · 46d ago
- Ancient jaw wound reveals possible violence in Homo sapiens 90,000 years ago Phys.org · 46d ago
- 100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa was stabbed in the face, analysis finds Live Science · 46d ago
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