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Neolithic Farmers Cannibalized Their Enemies, New Study Suggests

Greek Reporter 11 Aug 2025
Evidence from El Mirador Cave suggests Neolithic farmers cannibalized enemies. Credit. M.D.Guillén / IPHES / CC BY 4.0 ... Larger bones had been cracked open, most likely to extract the marrow ... A 5,700-year-old mystery from Atapuerca solved in the lab ... ....
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850,000-Year-Old Bones Reveal Toddler Cannibalism by Archaic Humans

Greek Reporter 25 Jul 2025
Excavations at the site of Gran Dolina, in Atapuerca, Spain ... A child’s neck bone, bearing precise cut marks, was found in the Gran Dolina cave at the Atapuerca archaeological site and dates back roughly 850,000 years.
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Human Ancestors Ate Their Children 850,000 Years Ago

Ancient Origins 25 Jul 2025
A chilling discovery at Spain's�Atapuerca archaeological site�has revealed new evidence of systematic cannibalism among our earliest European ancestors.
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