Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Cannibalism was a common funeral ritual in Europe 15,000 years ago,
study finds
The Magdalenian people were hunter-gatherers who lived in various parts
of Western Europe during the Upper Paleolithic period, approximately 17,000 to
12,000 years ago. They possessed advanced techniques to make tools and weapons,
art, and symbolic artifacts. Recently, researchers found evidence of cannibalism
not for necessity but as part of the ritual practice. They claim that they’ve
found the oldest evidence of cannibalism as a funerary practice so far known. In
fact, the practice of cannibalism as a cultural and ritualistic tradition is
not uncommon. Though cannibalism is overwhelmingly considered morally,
ethically, and legally unjust in today’s world, ritual cannibalism had been
practiced among some indigenous peoples in Papua New Guinea and India until the
last century.
Read the article and learn about ancient funeral practices among the
Magdalenian people.
No comments:
Post a Comment