Gruesome evidence of cannibalism in Poland 18,000 years ago [View all]
Evrim Yazgin
Cosmos science journalist
An archaeological site at the Maszycka Cave in southern Poland reveals ancient burial rituals of late Ice Age humans, including dissection and cannibalism.
The entrance to the Maszycka Cave. Credit: Darek Bobak.
The researchers suggest that this could be linked to violence between groups of ancient humans at the end of the last Ice Age.
Upper Palaeolithic (50,000–12,000 years ago) human remains were first discovered at the Maszycka Cave more than 100 years ago. Among the human bones were stone and bone tools, and remains of hunted prey.
The ancient people are associated with an Ice Age society that existed 20,000 to 14,500 years ago. This Magdalenian culture is known for its impressive art, including famous cave paintings at Lascaux in southwestern France.
Magdalenian culture is preserved in sites as geographically diverse as England, France, Portugal and Poland.
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