Funerary Cannibalism Was Common In Northern Europe 15,000 Years Ago
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A new study finds that prehistoric people called the Magdalenians regularly practiced cannibalism as part of their funerary rituals. These rituals occurred between 14,000 and 19,000 years ago in northwestern Europe. The cannibalism appears to have ended when the Epigravettians replaced the Magdalenians and buried their dead instead.