A newly discovered human cervical vertebra from the Gran Dolina site in the Sierra de Atapuerca in Spain, which dates to 850,000 years ago, has provided new evidence of cannibalism among early humans. The child’s bone, aged between two and four years, contains clear cut marks that researchers interpret as signs of deliberate decapitation. Excavation work at level TD6 of …
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