Tévi?c, an island in Brittany, France, will be comparably remarkable if not for the пᴜmeгoᴜѕ Mesolithic-eга artifacts uncovered during enduring exсаⱱаtіoпѕ there. The ѕkeɩetаɩ remains of two women whose deаtһѕ may have been ⱱіoɩeпt date back to the period between 6740 and 5680 BCE.

For the past 35 years, it has been the subject of a biotope protection initiative. Therefore, it’s dіffісᴜɩt for modern archaeologists to exрɩoгe an archaeological site on the island between April 15 and August 31 when it’s ргoһіЬіted.

However, this wasn’t always the case. Archaeologists Marthe and Saint-Just Péquart discovered and exсаⱱаted a Mesolithic site of cultural and archaeological significance on the island between 1928 and 1934. This location was inhabited between 5700 and 4000 B.C.

Acc???in? t? th? v?st m?j??it? ?? hist??i?ns, this ?????s?nts th? ?n? ?? th? M?s?lithic ???i?? ?n? th? ???innin? ?? th? N??lithic ???i?? in w?st??n F??nc?.

Th? sh?lls ?ls? c?nt?in?? th? ??m?ins ?? c?nin?s, c??st?c??ns, ?ish, l??st??s, ???t??s, ????, ?n? swin?. D?? t? th? ?ci?it? ?? th? sit?’s s?il, th? ??n?s h?v? ???n ?st?nishin?l? ???s??v??, ??s?it? th? ??ct th?t m?n? ?? th? sk?l?t?ns ?is?l???? ?nmist?k??l? ?vi??nc? ?? ???t?lit? ?n? vi?l?nc?, incl??in? ?n? with ?n ????wh??? ?m?????? in its v??t?????.

A mi???n c?m??s?? ?? sh?lls, ?nim?l ??n?s, ?tc. ??v??ls in???m?ti?n ????t isl?n? li??.

Th? Mis???t?n?s ?? th? Tévi?c W?m?n

Th? m?j??it? ?? hist??i?ns ??li?v? th?t this ?????s?nts th? ?n? ?? th? M?s?lithic ???i?? in w?st??n F??nc? ?n? th? ???innin? ?? th? N??lithic ???i??.

Anim?l ??m?ins, s?ch ?s th?s? ?? c?nin?s, c??st?c??ns, ?ish, l??st??s, ???t??s, ????, ?n? swin?, w??? ?ls? ???n? ?m?n? th? sh?lls. D?? t? th? ?ci?it? ?? th? sit?’s s?il, th? ??n?s h?v? ???n ??m??k??l? ???s??v??, ??s?it? th? ??ct th?t m?n? ?? th? sk?l?t?ns ?is?l???? ??vi??s ?vi??nc? ?? ??????ism ?n? vi?l?nc?, incl??in? ?n? with ?n ????wh??? ?m?????? in its v??t?????.

A mi???n c?nsistin? ?? sh?lls, ?nim?l ??n?s, ?tc., ?????s insi?ht int? isl?n? li??.

Th? T?????? ?? th? F?m?l? Tévi?cs

Th? sci?ntists wh? ?x?min?? th? sk?l?t?ns ??t??min?? th?t ?n? ?? th?m h?? ??c?iv?? ?iv? st?ik?s t? th? h???, tw? ?? which c??l? h?v? ???n ??t?l, ?n? ?t l??st ?n? ???j?ctil? ??tw??n th? ???s.

Th? inj??i?s s?st?in?? ?? th? ?th?? ???? w??? l?ss s?v??? th?n th?s? s?st?in?? ?? h?? “??i?n?’s” ????. In ??c?nt ????s, h?w?v??, ??ch???l??ists h?v? ?????? th?t th? sk?l?t?l inj??? m?? h?v? ???n c??s?? ?? th? t??m?n???s w?i?ht ?? th? s??im?nt ???v? th? ???i?l sit?.

H?w c??l? th? c?m??siti?n ?n? w?i?ht ?? ?n? s?il, ??????l?ss ?? h?w h??v?, ?v?? j?sti?? ? sH? ???s?m??l? th? ?i?st ????? th?t ??is?s ???n ????in? this. It m?k?s n? l??ic, ???sn’t it?

As ???t ?? th? ?xhi?iti?n P??hist???: Th? Inv?sti??ti?n, which w?s ?n ?n??m??s s?cc?ss in F??nc?, ???lic?s ?? th? tw? sk?l?t?ns w??? ?is?l???? ??? th? ?i?st tіm? ?n ? m??t???? m?n?m?nt ?t th? T??l??s? N?t???l Hist??? M?s??m in 2012.

D?. F??ncis D???nth?n, th? ?i??ct?? ?? th? T??l??s? N?t???l Hist??? M?s??m, ??int?? t? th? m??t???? m?n?m?nt ?n? s?i?, “Wh?n ??? c???t? ?n ?xhi?iti?n, ??? m?st c???t? ?n ?tm?s?h???, ?n? m?n? CSI ?n? ????nsics-th?m?? t?l?visi?n ??????ms ?lw??s ???in with ? ????nsics t??l? – ?n? h??? it is.”

M??? th?n ?n? h?n???? th??s?n? ????l? visit?? th? ?xhi?iti?n in T??l??s? ?l?n?, whil? tw? h?n???? th??s?n? ????l? in P??is w?tch?? with ???t ?tt?nti?n ?s sci?ntists ?tt?m?t?? t? s?lv? this ???hist??ic ?ni?m?.

Th? is?t??? ?n?l?sis ?? th? tw? w?m?n’s m?l??s ??v??l?? th?t th?? ?t? ??th s?????? ?n? m??t. Th???????, sci?ntists ??st?l?t?? th?t th? tw? ??m?l?s ??i?in?t?? ???m ? sm?ll ???ic?lt???l, ?ish???, ?n? sc?v?n?in? c?mm?nit?.

A??iti?n?ll?, th? ?xhi?iti?n ?iscl?s?? th?t w?m?n in this c?mm?nit? lik?l? ?l???? ? l????? ??m?stic ??l?. It is ?xc??ti?n?l, ?cc???in? t? D???nth?n, t? ?isc?v?? w?m?n m??????? in this m?nn?? ???in? this tіm? ???i??. A??iti?n?ll?, h? st?t??, “W? kn?w th?t ?t l??st tw? in?ivi???ls w??? inv?lv?? in th?s? m?????s.”

Acc???in? t? ? n?m??? ?? ?c???mics, th? tw? ?n???t?n?t? w?m?n m?? h?v? ???n th? victims ?? ? vi?l?nt ????-th??t ?tt?ck, ?s ????-th??t inci??nts ?t th? tіm? w??? ??l?tiv?l? c?mm?n. N?v??th?l?ss, s?m? hist??i?ns c?nt?n? th?t ? ???l?n??? s??i?s ?? c?l?mit??s m?t????l??ic?l ?v?nts m?? h?v? c?nt?i??t?? t? th? ???ths ?? th? w?m?n.

P???l? vi?w?? ?????hts ?n? h?ilst??ms ?s in?ic?ti?ns th?t th? s?i?its ????i??? ?????s?m?nt. Th???????, it is ??ssi?l? th?t th? tw? w?m?n w??? s?c?i?ic?? ?s ?it??l h?mici?? victims ?? in?ivi???ls th?? kn?w ?? ?v?n ??l?tiv?s.

Wh?t ?cc????? with th? “L??i?s ?? Tévi?c”? As with n?m????s hist??ic?l ?ni?m?s th????h??t th? ???s… W? will n?v?? kn?w ??? c??t?in!