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Know Thyself 3: Primate, Protohuman , and Prehistoric Cannibalism

The History of Being Human

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The Truth About Cannibalism and Ritualistic Defleshing

The Great Anasazi Cannibal Debate began back in the 1970s. Christie Turner examined evidence of bones left at 12 sites in the Four Corners region, dating between 80, 980 and 14,700 years ago. The team concludes that there is very little dispute that this is a site where cannibalism was practiced. It reminds me of a novel I read from Stephen King and Peter Straub called Black House.

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