A creepy discovery in Spain shows that ancient people of cannibals ate young children 850,000 years ago. Archaeologists working in the Grand Dolina cave in Atapouraka, Northern Spain, have brought to light a cervical bone of a child between two and four. The finding has purely traces of shredding, suggesting that the child was beheaded and then consumed. The bone was found along with other bones and teeth belonging to Homo AnteCessor, a species that is considered a common ancestor of Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals, as reported by Dailymail. The discovery was made by the team of the Catalan Institute of Human Old-Tye and Social Development (iPES), which has been excavating the spot for more than three decades. Almost one -third of the bones that have been found so far has traces of cutting, which indicates the existence of cannibalism. 850,000-year-old Toddler’s Neck Bone from Atapuerca, Spain, Reveals Homo Antecessor Cannibalism. Cut Marks Show The Child Was Decapitated & Eaten, Adding to Evidence of Repeated Human Consumption at Gran […]
Source: News Beast
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