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Archaeological Evidence for Cannibalism in Prehistoric Western Europe: from Homo antecessor to the Bronze Age

Saladié, Palmira, Rodríguez-Hidalgo, Antonio·2017·Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

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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)”
  • 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).”
  • 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.”
  • 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)”
  • 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.”

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Authors
Saladié, P., & Rodríguez-Hidalgo, A.
Affiliations
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
Corresponding author
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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