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Lucky duck! Spanish Bronze Age man suffered broken bone in neck

  • Dec 18, 2010
  • 1 min read
16th century map of Spain

By Owen Jarus

Archaeologists exploring a Bronze Age fortress at La Motilla del Azuer, in Spain, have come across a very lucky man.

One of the skeletons is of a man that lived more than 3,400 years ago and suffered a broken hyoid bone, likely caused by a blow to his neck.

The hyoid bone is a horseshoe shaped object located at the root of the tongue. Amazingly enough the injury healed and the man lived to be in his 40

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