Evidence of Neanderthal cannibalism found

[UM-Bot]

Neanderthal remains unearthed in Belgium's Goyet caves show indications of cannibalistic behavior.

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/296531/evidence-of-neanderthal-cannibalism-found

[Leonardo]

Neanderthals were very similar to our own H. sapiens ancestors - and we know some of those sometimes engaged in cannibalistic practices, so why is it so "shocking" to learn some Neanderthals did also?

[jarjarbinks]

SO, they probably ate themselves, that's why they dont exist anymore. I wonder if the last one actually ate himself?

[SHaYap]

Can't have ... we H.Sapiens ate 'em all ... that's why we here they gone ...

[Claire.]

Yummy in my tummy... not. Wonder why they did it. Hunger? Or were there other reasons perhaps?

[SHaYap]

Best guess today is the onset of some early form of 'spirituality' ... some genius thought 'I eat deer I fast as deer, I eat stag I strong as stag' to 'I eat him I powerful like him'

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[universal skeptic]

Sometimes meat is just meat.

[PersonFromPorlock]

Eaten Neanderthals doesn't mean Neanderthals did the eating. A tribe of Cro-Magnons slaughters a tribe of Neanderthals and pigs out on the spot, for instance, leaving lots of bones.

[CultOfOsiris]

Nothing surprising here, there is a longer history of people participating in cannibalism, than there is a history of it being considered evil.
Many in recorded history may treat it as a mortal sin, but there is quite a bit of time before recorded history, where this was not only seen as normal, but many times also as a sign of respect.