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In Prehistoric Britain Cannibalism Was Practical and Ritualistic
Scientific American Blogs ^ | 9-24-2012 | Kate Wong

Posted on 09/25/2012 6:50:46 AM PDT by Renfield

BORDEAUX—Mealtime in Gough’s cave in Somerset, England, 14,700 years ago, was not for the faint of heart. Humans were on the menu, for consumption by their own kind. Anthropologists have long studied evidence for cannibalism in the human fossil record, but establishing that it occurred and ascertaining why people ate each other have proved difficult tasks. A new analysis provides fresh insights into the human defleshing that occurred at this site and what motivated it—and hints that cannibalism may have been more common in prehistory than previously thought....

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TOPICS: History; Science
KEYWORDS: anthropology; britain; cannibalism; godsgravesglyphs
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To: Michael.SF.; Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows; JoeProBono
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41 posted on 09/25/2012 3:14:35 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Obama likes to claim credit for getting Osama. Why hasn't he tried Khalid Sheikh Mohammed yet?)
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42 posted on 09/25/2012 3:15:43 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Obama likes to claim credit for getting Osama. Why hasn't he tried Khalid Sheikh Mohammed yet?)
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43 posted on 09/25/2012 3:16:47 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Obama likes to claim credit for getting Osama. Why hasn't he tried Khalid Sheikh Mohammed yet?)
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To: Renfield; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...

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Thanks Renfield.

To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list.


44 posted on 09/26/2012 7:18:06 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Renfield

I am always leery of these stories which can decide why people did something. Seems like they are making it up.


45 posted on 09/26/2012 10:18:40 PM PDT by LadyDoc
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To: Renfield; SunkenCiv

Some years ago I read a book by a European anthropologist that created quite a stir because of its theory on the effects of cannibalism on evolution.

The thesis of the book was that the human-to-be species were—or became—cannibalistic. The eating of the brain tissues somehow related to the release and assimilation of ‘smart’ ‘vitamins’ or ‘calories’ or produced extra brain gene material-—and that’s why humans got smarter than apes or chimpanzees or giant sloths for example.

(I forget what he called the process so that proves I’m not a cannibal???).

Over millenniums that accretion of whatever the brain tissue gave to the diet accounted for the evolution of Man into a more sentient species than the rest, able to visualize and build tools and otherwise outwit their competition.

He had lots of diagrams and notes in the book to make his case.

I know, I know, it’s a wild theory, but something has to account for the quantum jump in IQ in the evolution of one species to the top of the evolutionary ladder.

Personally, I believe we are ‘cattle’ being raised on this planet for the amusement of little green aliens until we are ready for harvesting.


46 posted on 09/27/2012 7:11:16 AM PDT by wildbill (You're just jealous because the Voices talk oMnly to me.)
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To: Renfield; SunkenCiv
What's for dinner?

Neanderthal.

Oh, Mom, we had Neanderthal last night!

47 posted on 09/27/2012 11:08:15 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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