Archaeologists Thought These Early Cannibals Mostly Ate Children. They Were Wrong
Homo antecessor is among the oldest known human relatives in Europe. Their fossils have long shown grim signs of cannibalism, mostly involving children. In a translated statement (via Google Translate), the IPHES explained that the fossils included six adult individuals whose bones retained cut marks associated with cannibalism practices.
- ▪Homo antecessor is among the oldest known human relatives in Europe.
- ▪Their fossils have long shown grim signs of cannibalism, mostly involving children.
- ▪In a translated statement (via Google Translate), the IPHES explained that the fossils included six adult individuals whose bones retained cut marks associated with cannibalism practices.
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Homo antecessor is among the oldest known human relatives in Europe. Their fossils have long shown grim signs of cannibalism, mostly involving children. But a new finding suggests cannibalism was a more widespread practice among these prehistoric humans.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000791790","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"science","SECTION":"human-history","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"human-history","TAGS":"human-evolution,prehistory","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); Archaeologists with the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES) announced the discovery of 24…
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