the oldest gunshot victim

has been found in the americas (there may be others that were shot BEFORE him, but their remains have yet to be found).
he was killed sometime during the 1530s.


so the sharks (spanish) kicked the shite out of the jets (incas)

nova special on pbs NEXT tuesday! i'll be sure to watch. i'm fascinated with the native peoples of north and south america

Inca Skull Rewrites History of Conquest


By Marc Kaufman Washington Post Staff Writer

The 500-year-old skull, found in a long-forgotten Inca cemetery outside Lima, Peru, had two round holes just across from each other. Nearby was a plug of bone, recovered intact, that carried the distinct markings of an old musket ball.
Archaeologists sensed they had unearthed an important find, but it wasn't until months later that a powerful electron microscope scan confirmed it by finding traces of lead in the skull. The victim, who was between 18 and 22 years old when he died, had been shot by a Spanish conquistador........