Patterns of violence-related skull trauma in Neolithic Southern Scandinavia.

@article{Fibiger2013PatternsOV,
  title={Patterns of violence-related skull trauma in Neolithic Southern Scandinavia.},
  author={Linda Fibiger and Torbj{\"o}rn Ahlstr{\"o}m and Pia Bennike and Rick J. Schulting},
  journal={American journal of physical anthropology},
  year={2013},
  volume={150 2},
  pages={
          190-202
        }
}
This article examines evidence for violence as reflected in skull injuries in 378 individuals from Neolithic Denmark and Sweden (3,900-1,700 BC). It is the first large-scale crossregional study of skull trauma in southern Scandinavia, documenting skeletal evidence of violence at a population level. We also investigate the widely assumed hypothesis that Neolithic violence is male-dominated and results in primarily male injuries and fatalities. Considering crude prevalence and prevalence for… 
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