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Three Stone Age Caves Reveal Continual Cannibalism

NYT Science Thursday 29 October 2026, 09:00 UTC By Joshua Rapp Learn 1 min read
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A tour of the three caves in southern Spain reveals that people in the area cannibalized one another as funerary practice over many generations.

A tour of the three caves in southern Spain reveals that people in the area cannibalized one another as funerary practice over many generations.
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