There will be blood: Earliest evidence of ritual vengeance found near Jerusalem
Found in a cave outside capital, millennium-old skull cracked in two by a sword, and two bones from the palm of a hand, point to ancient roots of Bedouin tradition of Al-Tar
By Amanda Borschel-Dan Today, 12:43 pm 0
A 1,000-year-old skull cracked by a sword and desiccated bones of the palm of a right hand recently discovered by a team of Israeli researchers in the Jerusalem Hills are the earliest evidence of ritual blood vengeance in the world.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/and-there-was-blood-earliest-evidence-of-ritual-vengeance-found-near-jerusalem/