Matt Willemsen
5,000-year-old mass grave of fallen warriors in Spain shows evidence of 'sophisticated' warfare
A new analysis of a mass grave from Neolithic Spain reveals that the site wasn't a burial ground from a massacre, but of fallen warriors.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/5000-year-old-mass-grave-of-fallen-warriors-in-spain-shows-evidence-of-sophisticated-warfare #massgrave #warriors #warfare #archeology #LateNeolithic #competition #food
5,000-year-old mass grave of fallen warriors in Spain shows evidence of 'sophisticated' warfare

A new analysis of a mass grave from Neolithic Spain reveals that the site wasn't a burial ground from a massacre, but of fallen warriors.

Live Science
Nov 6, 2023 at 12:13pmWeb
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@Nonog
Thinking of Utzi iceman from ~5200 years ago and the blood of others on him, the last meal apparently consumed some distance away(?). And wondering if these people were engaged in similar activities.