British scientists say they have found the oldest known evidence of war. Researchers discovered the remains of 27 people near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. Scientists say they believe the remains are from a Stone Age culture of about 10,000 years ago. The so-called Nataruk fossils show signs of a violent attack. The dig also uncovered weapons including arrows, clubs and stone blades. The scientists published a paper on their findings in the journal Nature. Marta Mirazon Lahr was the lead investigator. She is a paleoanthropologist at the University of Cambridge in Britain. She wrote that the victims were people who hunted, fished and gathered plants for food. She described the 10,000-year-old battle in which they were killed as a “brutal” attack. One skeleton was found with a blade of volcanic glass still stuck in his head. A woman in late pregnancy appeared to have been bound by her hands and feet.
Title: Scientists Find Most Ancient Evidence of War
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a Stone Age culture of about 10,000 years ago. </span> <span data-start-time='24271' data-end-time='31021'>The so-called Nataruk fossils show signs of a violent attack.</span> <span data-start-time='31021' data-end-time='38542'>The dig also uncovered weapons including arrows, clubs and stone blades. </span> <span data-start-time='38542' data-end-time='45479'>The scientists published a paper on their findings in the journal Nature.</span> <span data-start-time='45479' data-end-time='50500'>Marta Mirazon Lahr was the lead investigator. </span> <span data-start-time='50500' data-end-time='56917'>She is a paleoanthropologist at the University of Cambridge in Britain. </span> <span data-start-time='56917' data-end-time='64813'>She wrote that the victims were people who hunted, fished and gathered plants for food.</span> <span data-start-time='64813' data-end-time='72729'>She described the 10,000-year-old battle in which they were killed as a “brutal” attack.</span> <span data-start-time='72729' data-end-time='81042'>One skeleton was found with a blade of volcanic glass still stuck in his head. </span> <span data-start-time='81042' data-end-time='88708'>A woman in late pregnancy appeared to have been bound by her hands and feet.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/784/ancient_image.png'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5128 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