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Ancient bones reveal that cannibalism took different forms in Neolithic Spain

Cannibalism was sometimes on the Neolithic menu, as numerous archaeological discoveries have revealed. But while ancient human bones show the practice took place, far less evidence exists about the forms it may have taken or why people occasionally consumed one another. Was it to stave off hunger during times of desperation? Did different tribes eat their defeated enemies? Or was cannibalism part of complex rituals?

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Ancient bones reveal that cannibalism took different forms in Neolithic Spain
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