In the south-west of England, British archaeologists have discovered the bones of primitive people with traces of cannibalism. Scientists believe that he was part of the primitive ritual of burying the dead among the distant ancestors of modern man.
As a result of excavations, British scientists have found human bones that are 15 thousand years old. They found marks on them that testify to cannibalism among the ancient people. It is noteworthy that our primitive ancestors not only gnawed bones, but also sucked out all the bone marrow from them.
In addition, British archaeologists have recorded jagged zigzag marks on the bones, which were made by stone tools. Marks of the same nature were found in France several years ago. Only if they were made on animal bones during a special funeral rite.
The remains found did not bore traces of violent actions, therefore, scientists assume that these primitive people died their own deaths, and then were eaten according to the rules of some ancient funeral rite, and the notches on the bones are religious protective symbols.
In support of their hypothesis, scientists note that these ancient people were not eaten due to hunger, since a large number of animal bones were found in parallel. So, archaeologists are sure that cannibalism was practiced in primitive society, at least for religious purposes.
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