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2009-12-07 Science & Technology

Cannibalism Signs at Ancient Herxheim Site

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Posted by Besoeker 2009-12-07 06:09|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Actually, cannibalism is extremely rare in human history, and is usually based on hearsay. Anthropologists had a bad habit of asking one tribe if they were cannibals, to which they would reply "No, but that neighboring tribe are cannibals". Then they would ask the other tribe, and they would say the same thing about the first tribe.

So the anthropologist would write down that both tribes were cannibals.

Those tribes that were proven to engage in cannibalism, either burned the body to ash first, then drank some of the ash mixed into a drink; or they are one of those poor, damned tribes that suffer from Kuru, the nasty human form of Mad Cow disease, caused by eating human brain.

Ironically, eating brain in an extreme starvation situation, would be your first choice, because it is loaded with cholesterol.

http://www.bigdaddycc.com/images/fat13.jpg

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-12-07 09:17|| 2009-12-07 09:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Depends, Moose. If you look at neolithic sites rather than modern anthro studies, you'll see that many show evidence of cannibalism.

Posted by Cromonter Platypus8693 2009-12-07 13:19|| 2009-12-07 13:19|| Front Page Top

#3 wasnt very "RARE" in New Zealand at the time of Cooks voyages

Posted by 746 2009-12-07 13:40|| 2009-12-07 13:40|| Front Page Top

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