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Summary

Archaeologists found evidence of a Bronze Age massacre and cannibalism in a Somerset pit.

At least 37 people, including children, were violently killed, dismembered, and likely eaten before being thrown into a 15-meter shaft.

The bones, discovered 50 years ago but recently re-examined, show signs of butchering and marrow extraction, with some bones chewed by human teeth.

Researchers suggest the massacre, dated between 2200BC and 2000BC, was a brutal act intended to terrorize the wider community.

This unprecedented find challenges assumptions about early Bronze Age Britain.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

History teems with famines, and with famines you'll find cannibalism.

This is what we expect after the world runs out of water to run our farms. Mad Max with fewer cars and more cannibalism.