A new study reveals that prehistoric people called the Magdalenians practiced cannibalism as part of their funerary rituals between 14,000 and 19,000 Years Ago in northwestern Europe. The research, conducted by archaeologists and anthropologists at the Natural History Museum in London, used genetic research to come to their conclusions. The study found evidence of cannibalism during the Upper Paleolithic period in northwest Europe, but it did not occur among the Epigravettian groups who replaced the Magdalenians. However, more data is needed to solidify the conclusions drawn from the small genetic sample.

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