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‘Wartime cannibalism’ unearthed in prehistoric Spanish cave

Laura Baisas

created: Aug. 7, 2025, 3 p.m. | updated: Aug. 17, 2025, 3:02 p.m.

Gruesome evidence of mayhem, murder, and even cannibalism sometimes appear amidst the clay pots and stone tools unearthed by archaeologists. Fragmented and cannibalized limb bones from El Mirador. These major lifestyle shifts are visible at the El Mirador Cave where the remains were found during the early 2000s. Cut marks on a foot bone from El Mirador. Two of a kindThis research builds on earlier discoveries at El Mirador cave.

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