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This 700-Year-Old Skeleton May Be the First Man in History Smashed by a Giant Catapult
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This 700-Year-Old Skeleton May Be the First Man in History Smashed by a Giant Catapult

In 1304, only one weapon could crush a man from skull to knees in a single, high-velocity blow.
LOS ANGELESSWITZERLANDSCOTLANDUNIVERSITY OF BRADFORDMATT LEWISMICHAEL PRESTWICH
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