A face wound that healed a hundred thousand years ago

A man survived a deep cut to his face roughly 100,000 years ago. Scientists found his skeleton in Qafzeh cave in Israel. The wound sliced through his jaw and into a tooth. The bone shows clear signs of healing. This means the man lived for years after the attack. The researchers say this shows early humans cared for each other. The man was buried with children and other people. The finding was published on June 30, 2026. It is one of the oldest examples of violence in our fossil record.

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