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The role of mass violence during the population peak and decline of the Early Neolithic Linearbandkeramik (LBK) culture in central Europe has been the subject of debate, but only a limited number of archaeological sites provide evidence of such violence. Christian Meyer et al. (pp. 11217–11222) report findings from a new LBK mass grave at Schöneck-Kilianstädten in Germany that was discovered in 2006. The grave contained the remains of at least 26 individuals, buried without any aspects of the care expected for a ritual burial. Consistent with other known Neolithic massacre sites, most of the cranial bones showed evidence of blunt-force trauma, and the presence of arrowheads suggested likely arrow