An example of a severe neck injury with survival seen in a Bronze Age burial Jiménez Brobeil, Sylvia Alejandra Al Oumaoui, I Fernandez De La Gala, JV Laffranchi, Zita Roca Rodríguez, María Gracia We present a paleopathological analysis of an adult male from the Bronze Age site of Motilla del Azuer (Daimiel, Ciudad Real) from the Spanish region of La Mancha. The hyoid bone from this individual exhibits a healed fracture. This is an exceptional archaeological find. 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. This event could have been the result of an accident or that of intentional aggression 2026-02-11T08:21:20Z 2026-02-11T08:21:20Z 2011 journal article International Journal of osteoarchaeology, vol 21, issue 2: 247-252 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/110849 https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.1122 eng embargoed access Wiley