Bone-chilling new study uncovered a grisly chapter of prehistory in a Belgian cave

A study of Neanderthal bones has found evidence of ‘light, selective’ cannibalism targeting women and girls some 40-odd thousand years ago.

The bone-chilling new study uncovered a grisly chapter of prehistory in a Belgian cave after researchers combed through shattered skeletons.

The investigation came across fresh-bone fractures, percussion marks and cut traces identical to those left on hunted animal carcasses - all unmistakable hallmarks of butchery.

Published in Scientific Reports, the investigation caps a decade of detective work by an international team from the CNRS, the Université de Bordeaux and Aix-Marseille.

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