July
18
/ 2025
A remarkable discovery in Spain's Catalan Pyrenees has provided unprecedented forensic evidence of prehistoric violence. A flint arrowhead embedded in a human rib bone from over 4,000 years ago offers evidence of an ancient conflict, revealing that the victim was shot from behind but survived the attack long enough for the bone to begin healing around the projectile. The extraordinary find was made at the Roc de les Orenetes cave site in Queralbs, Girona, northeastern Spain, during recent excavations led by Dr. Carlos Tornero of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social ( IPHES-CERCA). The discovery represents one of the most direct pieces of evidence for interpersonal violence in Bronze Age Europe, providing
