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The Enigma of the Prehistoric Skulls with Bullet-Like Holes
Nearly one century ago, a Swiss miner was searching for metal ore deposits in the limestone caves of Kabwe, Zambia, when he found an ancient skull that dated back to between 125,000 and 300,000 years. It was the first fossil to be discovered in Africa with Homo sapiens characteristics. But there was an even bigger surprise – the skull had a small, circular shaped hole on the side, which forensic scientists say could only have been created by an extremely high-velocity projectile, such as that caused by a bullet.
The mystery was compounded by the discovery of an ancient auroch skull with exactly the same feature. The discoveries have led to many wild and wonderful speculations, but we are really no closer to solving the puzzle.
The skull found in Kabwe (also known as Broken Hill) attracted a great deal of attention when it was first discovered. According to the Smithsonian Institution, it was initially believed that the Kabwe skull was the first ever example of a new species of hominid called Homo rhodesiensis.
Bill Bard says:
Seems we were shooting each other almost half a million years ago.
Source: http://philosophers-stone.co.uk/wordpress/2014/09/the-enigma-of-the-prehistoric-skulls-with-bullet-like-holes/
