3400-yr-old Bronze Age man who broke his neck but survived, found in Spain

3400-yr-old Bronze Age man who broke his neck but survived, found in Spain: "Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Bronze Age man that lived more than 3,400 years ago in Spain and suffered a broken hyoid bone, likely caused by a blow to his neck.
The hyoid bone is a horseshoe shaped object located at the root of the tongue. Amazingly enough the injury healed and the man lived be in his 40's. He was five and a half feet and had a 'moderate' build.
'This injury is extremely rare apart from hanging and strangulation, and it is even rarer since the individual survived this injury to his neck. This injury was probably produced by a direct impact to the neck,' the Unreported Heritage News quoted the research team that made the discovery, as saying.
Although they don't have the specific date for the skeleton, the site itself dates back between 3,400 and 4,200 years ago.
Silvia Jimenez-Brobeil's team stumbled upon the fossil by accident."

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