A 4,000-year-old individual was shot in the back yet managed to survive despite

A 4,000-year-old individual was shot in the back yet managed to survive despite having an arrow lodged in their rib.

In a remote mountain cave near the Spanish-French border, archaeologists uncovered a flint arrowhead embedded in the rib of an individual who lived between 2550 and 2150 BC. More interestingly, researchers say the rib bone showed signs of healing that indicate the victim lived a long time after the encounter—but who shot the arrow to begin with? 🏹 Learn more about this discovery and what it reveals about the people found at Roc de les Orenetes

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