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Well that's an error. Fixed. Comparable cannibalism rates have been observed in other mammals. Do you assume humans are exempt of it? If so why? Cannibalism m
by Ygg2 9y ago
Well that's an error. Fixed.
Comparable cannibalism rates have been observed in other mammals. Do you assume humans are exempt of it? If so why?
Cannibalism makes a lot of sense, in hunter gatherer societies. After all one source of protein that is always present in human group is human.
Did you see the video I linked? There are links in the description.
Cannibalism is usually a taboo in modern western societies. Instance of ritualistic cannibalism mentioned in video was in 1960 in Oceania.
- flukus 9y ago10% of protein intake sounds way to high, at that rate you'd quickly run out of humans. > Instance of ritualistic cannibalism mentioned in video was in 1960 in Oceania. If it were an every day part of our diet then it wouldn't be so ritualistic would it?
- Ygg2 9y agoUp to. Ancient diets are extremely environment dependent and variable. One week a tribe could be 100% nuts and berries, only for next week to be 100% meat, because tribe stumbled upon migratory herd of animals. It's plausible some tribes didn't eat humans, while others ate humans after wars or on predefined occasion. Like e.g. when important person dies, or moon is full, or there isn't anything else to eat.