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  • Hungry ancients 'turned cannibal'

    12/05/2006 6:49:55 AM PST · by ToryHeartland · 15 replies · 704+ views
    BBC News ^ | 5 Dec 2006 | BBC
    Starvation and cannibalism were part of everyday life for a population of Neanderthals living in northern Spain 43,000 years ago, a study suggests. Bones and teeth from the underground cave system of El Sidron in Asturias bear the hallmarks of a tough struggle for survival, researchers say. Analysis of teeth showed signs of starvation or malnutrition in childhood and human bones have cut marks on them. Details appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ...(snip)... "Given the high level of developmental stress in the sample, some level of survival cannibalism would be reasonable," the scientists wrote in...