Digging around in a Spanish cave called Gran Dolina, archaeologists have found butchered humans' fossilized bones. Researchers say the bones show that cave dwellers skinned, decapitated, and enjoyed other early humans, before throwing their remains into a heap with animals bones from other meals.
在西班牙格兰多利纳洞穴发掘时,考古学家日前发现了古人被屠杀后遗留下来的骨头化石。研究人员称这些化石表明,远古时期的穴居人类不仅剥同伴的皮、屠杀同伴,甚至还食用同伴的身体器官,最后将尸体遗弃在他们吃过的动物骨头堆里。
The study says the 800,000-year-old Homo antecessor bones could indicate the most "ancient cultural cannibalism … known until now." Adding to the nightmare: The hungry cavemen had a penchant for kids, since the 11 cannibalized humans uncovered were all youngsters. They speculate that the kiddos were easier to catch, and eating them was a good way to stop competitors from building their families.
研究表明,这些生活80万年前的人类祖先的尸骨揭示了最为“古老的食人文明”。更恐怖的是:饥饿的洞穴古人对食用小孩有强烈的偏好,因为科学家发现11具被食用过的尸体骨头都是属于小孩的。科学家猜测这是因为小孩更容易被抓到,而且吃了对手的孩子可以防止对手繁衍壮大。