June
10
/ 2021
A Russian Ice Age cave bear skull was found with a small hole at the back of its head. This hole might have been caused by one of several methods, however, if it was a spear hole, which evidence suggests, then this is the earliest example of this animal being hunted by humans. The small cave bear skull was from an animal that lived 35,000 years ago, based a tooth analysis. It was uncovered in Russia and the hole at the back of the skull suggests it was killed with a spear while it was hibernating. If this event happened the way scientists think it unfolded then the finding represents the earliest evidence of humans hunting this species of bear
