Ancient Cannibalism Evidence Revealed in Spanish Cave Discoveries

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Ancient Cannibalism Evidence Revealed in Spanish Cave Discoveries
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A study suggests that a Neolithic family in Spain was massacred, skinned, cooked, and eaten around 5,600 years ago, with evidence pointing to warfare cannibalism likely caused by intergroup conflict during the final phase of the Neolithic occupation of the El Mirador cave.

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