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850,000-Year-Old Cannibalism Evidence Found in Spain

7/26/2025

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A shocking discovery in Gran Dolina, Spain, reveals a 850,000-year-old cervical vertebra from a child, aged 2-5, marked by cut marks that point to cannibalism. This groundbreaking evidence suggests that early humans, specifically Homo antecessor, resorted to consuming their own kind, possibly as a means of survival and territorial dominance.

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A shocking discovery in Gran Dolina, Spain, reveals a 850,000-year-old cervical vertebra from a child, aged 2-5, marked by cut marks that point to cannibalism. This groundbreaking evidence suggests that early humans, specifically Homo antecessor, resorted to consuming their own kind, possibly as a means of survival and territorial dominance.