Archaeological Evidence for Cannibalism in Prehistoric Western Europe: from Homo antecessor to the Bronze Age
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There is large-scale cannibalistic evidence around the world and at different time periods up to the present day.
“the large scale of cannibalistic evidence around the world and at different time periods up to the present day (e.g.Saladié & Rodríguez-Hidalgo, 2017;Scott and McMurry, 2011)”
From The Archaeology of Cannibalism: a Review of the Taphonomic Traits Associated with Survival and Ritualistic Cannibalism (2025) · cites this paper as Saladié & Rodríguez-Hidalgo, 2017
The majority of Magdalenian human assemblages consist of scattered and fragmented remains showing evidence of post-mortem manipulation interpreted as cannibalism.
“Although rare examples of Magdalenian burials are known, the majority of Magdalenian human assemblages consist of scattered and fragmented remains showing evidence of post-mortem manipulation interpreted as cannibalism (Bello et al., 2015;Sala & Conard, 2016;Saladié & Rodríguez-Hidalgo, 2017).”
From The Archaeology of Cannibalism: a Review of the Taphonomic Traits Associated with Survival and Ritualistic Cannibalism (2025) · cites this paper as Saladié & Rodríguez-Hidalgo, 2017
All types of cannibalism involve feeding on the tissues of individuals of the same species and are therefore inherently 'nutritional', regardless of secondary emotive drivers such as ceremony or ritual.
“Indeed, these labels may be seen as somewhat ambiguous given that all types of cannibalism involve feeding on the tissues of individuals of the same species and are therefore inherently ‘nutritional’, regardless of secondary emotive drivers such as ceremony or ritual5.”
From Assessing the calorific significance of episodes of human cannibalism in the Palaeolithic (2017) · cites this paper as [5]
The sites in Tables 3 and 4 exhibit anthropogenic modifications on more than 20% of the hominin remains, with some (e.g., Gough's Cave) at over 65% modification.
“the sites in Tables 3 and 4 exhibit anthropogenic modifications on more than 20% of the hominin remains5 (with some, such as Gough’s Cave, at over 65% modification9)”
From Assessing the calorific significance of episodes of human cannibalism in the Palaeolithic (2017) · cites this paper as [5]
Homo sapiens motivations for cannibalism are frequently context specific, including survival, warfare and symbolic cannibalism.
“We know that Homo sapiens motivations for cannibalism are frequently context specific, including survival, warfare and symbolic cannibalism as discussed above5.”
From Assessing the calorific significance of episodes of human cannibalism in the Palaeolithic (2017) · cites this paper as [5]
The taphonomic evidence closely matches the indicators documented in other prehistoric assemblages interpreted as cases of cannibalism.
“Taken together, this taphonomic evidence closely matches the indicators documented in other prehistoric assemblages interpreted as cases of cannibalism16,27,28,33,36,42,43,50–52.”
From Evidence of neolithic cannibalism among farming communities at El Mirador cave, Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain (2025) · cites this paper as [50]
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- Authors
- Saladié, P., & Rodríguez-Hidalgo, A.
- Affiliations
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
- Corresponding author
- Saladié, Palmira
- ORCID
- Saladié, Palmira
- Venue
- Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
- Published
- 2016-11-03
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1034-1071
- ISSN
- 1072-5369 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-7764
- OpenAlex
- W2547079359
- Cited by
- 47
- References
- 151
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 13.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (CGL2015-65387-C3-1-P (MINECO/FEDER) and HAR2012-32548)
- Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (SGR2014-899)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Archaeological and Geological Studies
- Keywords
- cannibalism, taphonomy, cut marks, ritual cannibalism, Homo antecessor, Bronze Age
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