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Smashed skull world's oldest known murder mystery

ABC Science - Thu 28 May 15

COLD CASE: A 430,000-year-old fossil skull found deep in a cave in Spain is evidence of the oldest known murder in human history, say researchers.

Earliest evidence of human violence

BBC News - Wed 27 May 15

A human skull from a deep cave in northern Spain shows evidence of a lethal violent attack 430,000 years ago, a study shows.

CSI Stone Age: was 430,000-year-old hominin murdered?

Newscientist - Wed 27 May 15

Forensic scientists have identified the earliest clear case of human-on-human violence. The victim, found in northern Spain, died after blows to the head

Double blow to skull is earliest evidence of murder, a 430,000-year-old whodunit

ScienceNews - Wed 27 May 15

A 430,000-year-old hominid skull shows signs of murder, making it the earliest suspected homicide.

Lethal wounds on skull may indicate 430,000-year-old murder

Phys.org - Wed 27 May 15

Lethal wounds identified on a human skull in the Sima de los Huesos, Spain, may indicate one of the first cases of murder in human history, some 430,000 years ago, according to a study published ...

Lethal wounds on skull may indicate 430,000-year-old murder, e! Science News - Wed 27 May 15

Skeleton found in Spain could be the world's first-ever murder victim

The Independent - Wed 27 May 15

A death 430,000 years ago may be the first confirmed murder in human history. Scientists using modern forensic techniques have determined the victim was probably killed by two blows to the head ...

This Ancient Skeleton May Be Humanity's First Murder Victim

Popular Science - Fri 29 May 15

Excavators have spent years recovering 28 hominin skeletons from the Sima de los Huesos pit in northern Spain, a cave that mean "pit of bones." After finally digging them…

Scientists find evidence of 'history's first murder'

FOXNews - Thu 28 May 15

An examination of ancient remains from a cave in Spain turned into an episode of CSI: Middle Pleistocene when scientists found evidence of what they say is the first known murder.

Ancient CSI: Scientists investigate 430,000 year old Murder

ZME Science - Thu 28 May 15

Anthropologists have uncovered a 430,000 year old homo skull with fatal wounds that represents the earliest identified murder case in human history.

Evidence of the first known murder -- 430,000 years ago

L.A. Times - Wed 27 May 15

It's a whodunit that dates back 430,000 years.

Prehistoric skull with puncture wounds could be world's first murder mystery

The Guardian - Wed 27 May 15

Pieced together from 52 fragments found in cave in northern Spain, 430,000-year-old skull seems to show victim was bludgeoned to death Continue reading...

Cold case: scientists encounter prehistoric murder mystery

Reuters - Wed 27 May 15

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - This 430,000-year-old case may be the world's oldest murder mystery.

Was this the world's first murder victim?

Telegraph.co.uk Science - Wed 27 May 15

Modern forensic techniques show the victim was probably killed by two blows to the head before being tossed into a cave 430,000 years ago

Gory Remains of First Known Murdered Human Found

Discovery News - Wed 27 May 15

Murder dates back to at least the Middle Pleistocene, according to a new study that suggests early Neanderthals weren't always a peaceful bunch.

Murder Most Foul, 430,000 Years Ago

Health News - Thu 28 May 15

THURSDAY, May 28, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A 430,000-year-old skull discovered in Spain has deadly wounds that suggest one of the first known cases of murder in human history. The skull ...

CSI 430,000 B.C. - A Murder Mystery?

Science 2.0 - Thu 28 May 15

Lethal wounds identified on a human skull may indicate one of the first cases of murder in human history, according to a new paper.The archaeological site, Sima de los Huesos in northern Spain, ...

430,000-year-old Cold Case: Oldest Homicide Identified by Science

Laboratory Equipment - Thu 28 May 15

A skull shows two wounds, almost identical, over the left brow, inflicted with the same implement, more than deep enough to kill.Read more about 430,000-year-old Cold Case: Oldest Homicide Identified ...

This may be the earliest murder victim in human history

RedOrbit - Wed 27 May 15

Chuck Bednar for redOrbit.com - @BednarChuck Wounds discovered on a 430,000-year-old human skull discovered in Spain could indicate that the individual was one of the first-ever murder victims, ...

Lethal Wounds on Skull May Indicate 430,000 Year-Old Murder

Newswise - Wed 27 May 15

Research into lethal wounds found on a human skull may indicate one of the first cases of murder in human history--some 430,000 years ago--and offers evidence of the earliest funerary practices ...