New technology detected dozens of additional wounds on the Jebel Sahaba skeletons beyond the arrowhead impact marks previously identified.
Notes on verification
Corroborated by British Museum research and a peer-reviewed 2021 Scientific Reports study (Crevecoeur et al.), which found 106 previously unrecognized lesions beyond the original arrowhead wounds identified in the 1960s excavation. Multiple independent, high-quality sources confirm the claim.
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- The Skeletons of Jebel Sahaba - Archaeology Magazine (archaeology.org)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-89386-y (nature.com)
- https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/violence-and-climate-change-prehistoric-egypt-and-sudan (britishmuseum.org)
- https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/27/africa/violence-war-climate-jebel-sahaba-scn (cnn.com)