In the study, published last week in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers examined the bones of at least 10 people from the Magdalenian culture who lived in Europe 11,000–17,000 years ago.

In a cave in Poland, researchers have uncovered disturbing evidence of systematic cannibalism practiced by Magdalenian human groups. Unlike a survival act dictated by famine, this consumption of ...

Cannibalistic Europeans likely feasted on their deceased loved ones at funerals instead of burying them, according to a new study. Scientists now believe that cannibalism was widespread among ...