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Archaeologists discover New World’s first gunshot victim

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Peruvian archaeologists have excavated the remains of what they believe to be the earliest documented gunshot victim in the Americas. 
The well-preserved skeleton was found in an Inca cemetary located in a suburb of Lima. The skull contains two holes, one at the front, and the other at the back.
Guillermo Cock and Elena Goycochea, who led the dig at the Puruchuco […]

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