Bone Breakage Patterns Would Be Good Indicators of Interpersonal Violence

question 25

True/False

Bone breakage patterns would be good indicators of interpersonal violence and perhaps even warfare. Unfortunately, healed bone breaks are virtually indistinguishable from unbroken bone in prehistoric populations.

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