US Edition45,000 Years Ago, These Neanderthals Cannibalized Women And Children From A Rival Group
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Although the cannibal practice of this species is a hypothesis already assessed by previously found indications, Goyet's site in Belgium is unique for cannibalism focusing on women and children.
A scientific study carried out by researchers from France, Belgium, Germany and the United States reveals that Neanderthal women and children who lived in the late Pleistocene in northern Europe were subject to "highly selective cannibalism."This is the result of analyses of Neanderthal bone remains discovered in the third cavern of the Goyet caves in Belgium, which date from 41,000 to 45,000 years ago.Although the anthropophagic practices of th…
Neandertal women and children were the victims of selective cannibalism at Goyet
CNRS—The study of an assemblage of Neandertal human bones discovered in the Troisième caverne of Goyet (Belgium) has brought to light selective cannibalistic behaviour primarily targeting female adults and children between 41,000 and 45,000 years ago. The biological profile of the victims, identified for the first time, reveals that they were part of a group... Read more »
The conclusion was withdrawn from analysis of the remains of Neanderthal skeletons discovered in the third largest archaeological site of the Goyet Grutas, Belgium, dates between 41,000 and 45,000 years.
By reviewing the human remains of Goyet, an international team sheds new light on the interactions and conflicts between groups at the end of the Middle Paleolithic. Ten years of analysis converge towards a scenario of competition and violence. And what the researchers have discovered...
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