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rampartc

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1. cannibalism is usually practiced for a variery of reasons

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2019, 09:49 PM

May 2019

desperation is usually cited. the donner party. the wreck of the essex.

there are various ceremonial/religious reasons as well. funeral rites, acquiring the srength of an enemy, etc.

if the antecessors were just lazy hunters we may have hunted each other to extinction.

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What Made Ancient Hominins Cannibals? Humans Were Nutritious and Easy Prey [View all] Judi Lynn May 2019 OP

cannibalism is usually practiced for a variery of reasons rampartc May 2019 #1

Yum,.. for them. magicarpet May 2019 #2

It may be we taste like chicken, too. Yecch. n/t Judi Lynn May 2019 #3

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