Connect with us

Science

Brutal 6,200-Year-Old Massacre Shows Humans Have Sucked for a Really Long Time – Gizmodo Australia

Dozens of savagely murdered individuals found buried in a Copper Age mass grave is shedding new light onto the lives of these early farmers — and the unspeakable…

Published

on

Article feature image

Dozens of savagely murdered individuals found buried in a Copper Age mass grave is shedding new light onto the lives of these early farmers and the unspeakable violence they occasionally had to endure.
New research published on Wednesday in PLOS One is the largest genetic study done to date of a prehistoric massacre. This killing of at least 41 individuals happened around 6,200 years ago in what is now Potoani, Croatia. The study, led by Mario Novak from the Institute for Anthropological Research…

Click here to view the original article.

Continue Reading
Advertisement
Advertisement

Trending