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September 24, 2012 09:37 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/-BvtsW4DDiw/new-fossil-analysis-shows-cann.html
New fossil analysis shows cannibalism in Britain 15K years ago was "practical and ritualistic"
Scientists analyzing 14,700-year-old remains at Gough's cave in Somerset, England believe that human flesh was not eaten merely out of survival imperative, but as a "practical and ritualistic" behavior. Snip: "The cannibals appear to have filleted the major muscles with stone knives and then chewed off the remaining morsels. Even the ends of toe bones [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/-BvtsW4DDiw/new-fossil-analysis-shows-cann.html
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