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A 6,000-year Dales story of ritual and cannibalism...


From the Yorkshire post:

"They roamed the earth almost 6,000 years ago, performing rituals on animal remains and devouring human body parts.
But these are not the strange creatures of film or fiction – they were farmers in the Yorkshire Dales.
New research on bones discovered in six Dales caves has revealed that farming in the area dates back thousands of years –and with it a history of cannibalism."

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Hob Posted by Hob
11th October 2005ce
Edited 24th June 2019ce

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