Forensic 3D Reveals Prehistoric Violence

Applying modern forensic 3D modelling to ancient bones can distinguish weapon type, trajectory and likely intent in Pleistocene injuries, letting archaeologists test whether a puncture was a hunting accident or an aimed interpersonal killing. This method turns single osteological curiosities into interpretable crime‑scene like evidence about social behaviour tens of thousands of years ago. — If widely adopted, the approach reframes debates about human uniqueness, prehistoric violence versus care, and how much agency and intentionality we can attribute to extinct hominins.