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Earliest Europeans Were Cannibals, Wore Bling
Discovery News ^ | 7-6-2011 | Jennifer Viegas

Posted on 07/10/2011 7:44:31 AM PDT by Renfield

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Cut marks are seen on this early human bone recovered from southeastern Europe.

L. Crépin - S. Prat / MNHN - CNRS)

1 posted on 07/10/2011 7:44:35 AM PDT by Renfield
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To: SunkenCiv

Paleocannibal ping.


2 posted on 07/10/2011 7:45:17 AM PDT by Renfield (Turning apples into venison since 1999!)
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To: Renfield

Where did they move from? That might shine some light on their cultural practices.


3 posted on 07/10/2011 7:52:14 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Renfield

Little scratch marks, bib, big conclusions.


4 posted on 07/10/2011 7:54:31 AM PDT by org.whodat
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Well today we kill millions of the most helpless of our species every year....guess we’ve regressed.


5 posted on 07/10/2011 7:54:54 AM PDT by traderrob6
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To: Renfield

Or the person was in a fight which resulted in the cut marks.


6 posted on 07/10/2011 7:56:06 AM PDT by bgill
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To: bgill

Looks more like claw marks to me.


7 posted on 07/10/2011 8:02:14 AM PDT by Pikachu_Dad (Impeach Sen Quinn)
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To: Renfield

Two cannibals were eating a clown. One says to the other, “Does this taste funny to you?”


8 posted on 07/10/2011 8:02:57 AM PDT by Rennes Templar
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To: Pikachu_Dad

Could be.


9 posted on 07/10/2011 8:03:13 AM PDT by bgill
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To: org.whodat
Why are they necessarily human teeth marks??? Why not animals??

Duh...We know cannibilism exists/existed all over the world at some point.

Always makes for a good story and interesting ploy for GRANT MONEY!!

10 posted on 07/10/2011 8:04:36 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Sacajaweau

Agree, could have been one of those you mess with my woman and i will hit you with a damn big rock.


11 posted on 07/10/2011 8:07:23 AM PDT by org.whodat
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To: Renfield
So that is where the Neanderthals went.
12 posted on 07/10/2011 8:15:04 AM PDT by mountainlion (AMERICA LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT.)
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To: Renfield
Why did the author of this piece use the word “Bling?” Was she born and raised in the Ghetto, and only speaks Ebonics?
13 posted on 07/10/2011 8:16:10 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Greed + Envy = Liberalism)
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Where did they move from? That might shine some light on their cultural practices.

Detroit.

14 posted on 07/10/2011 8:20:52 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: Cowboy Bob
I noticed that, too.

I saw an old lady friend and remarked that she still wore bling.

My daughter straightened me out.

15 posted on 07/10/2011 8:23:13 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Renfield
If you go back far enough through any society, you'll find cannibalism. The Japanese practiced cannibalism right up to the end of WWII.
16 posted on 07/10/2011 8:24:58 AM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Renfield

I just read the scientific article since I wanted to know how the researchers could conclude that the cut marks were from cannibalism.

The original article simply puts forth cannibalism as a possible explanation. The analysis does not go further than comparing that butchered animal bones were treated differently than human bones.

Just another example of poor science journalism. The journalist has taken a speculative statement from a scientific article and made it into more than what it really is. This does a great disservice to science.


17 posted on 07/10/2011 8:28:59 AM PDT by jim86
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To: Renfield

As soon as I see or hear a word like “bling”, the credibility of the presenter is gone.


18 posted on 07/10/2011 8:39:08 AM PDT by Proud2BeRight
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To: Rennes Templar

One cannibal takes the choice part of the kill from the other, leaving him with only scraps.

Realizing this, the second cannibal comes over and says- “I’ve got a bone to pick with you...”


19 posted on 07/10/2011 8:42:52 AM PDT by mikrofon (Guess who coming to dinner?)
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To: Renfield
Expanding on a point made already..

Headline: July, 34012

Early humans harvested their unborn, cuts on unborn remains show
Mostly Like Early Humans Ate Their Unborn
Scientists find gruesome evidence from the 1900s

20 posted on 07/10/2011 9:20:21 AM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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