First Gunshot Victim in the New World

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the 500-year-old skeleton of a man who died from a gunshot wound. Experts believe he's the first shooting victim in the New World.

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[RealNugget]

Achievement unlocked!

First Headshot.

[GooRooGo]

looks like counterstrike has been around for 500 years

[willtoulan]

HEADSHOT

[adelinecyu]

Guillermo Cock. ermmmmmm...ok

[Alhummerr]

''Cock believes''. *looks down* OH IS THAT SO?

[eurodancer987]

+50

[kiwininja100]

medal earned

FIRST BLOOD!

[TheWayToBabylon]

Aren't musket balls made from lead?

[termometen]

@Kr8os2 yeah, I know. but still... :/ it's even written about indians getting killed by firearms during the first encounters with them. but I dunno...

[Kr8os2]

@termometen Conquistadors. Might be and e before the s. Don't think so. What I was trying to say is it says first gunshot victim. What they're saying is it was the first one found. Obviously. You can't say the aztecs were the first gunshot victims if there's no physical evidence. See what I mean?

[termometen]

@Kr8os2 found? I guess... firearms where used frequently by the conquestadores (how the fuck is it spelled!?...) against the indians living around the islands of the Caribbean.

[Kr8os2]

@termometen Have those bodies been found? No? Didn't think so.