Jebel Sahaba: Analysis of 13,000-Years-Old Bones Reveals Prehistoric Violent Raids But Not A Single Armed Conflict

Projectile impact puncture with an embedded lithic fragment in the posterior surface of the left hip bone of individual JS 21. Credit: Isabelle Crevecoeur/Marie-Hélène Dias-Meirinho

 Since its discovery in the 1960s, the Jebel Sahaba cemetery (Nile Valley, Sudan), 13 millennia old, was considered to be one of the oldest testimonies to prehistoric warfare.

Now, scientists from the CNRS and the University of Toulouse – Jean Jaurès have re-analyzed the bones preserved in the British Museum (London) and re-evaluated their archaeological context.

The results show that it was not a single armed conflict but rather a succession of violent episodes, probably exacerbated by climate change.

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Source: https://www.ancientpages.com/2021/05/27/jebel-sahaba-analysis-of-13000-years-old-bones-reveals-prehistoric-violent-raids-but-not-a-single-armed-conflict/