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Ancient site reveals signs of mass cannibalism...http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8394802.stm Fancy a meat ? ;D
I'm not entirely sure whether he's verified that the bones were not chewed after they were deceased. Archaeologists/anthropologists seem to tend toward the more outrageous claims; we are, after all, reading a story about cannibalism. But I am somewhat skeptical of these claims without more evidence.
The article is pure speculation. But sensational if they could prove it beyond some marks on the bones. A question that will remain an enigma but probably make somebody's PhD thesis.
Cannibalism or ritual defleshing?A mirror of our modern cultural fantasies?Cannibalism about the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 ?Or struggle for life ?
Maybe it was, cannibalism is still practiced by some primitive tribes today. So if true, this find should not be completely shocking.
Although Phid started an interesting blog about History of food, let's have a look at another interesting website about food through the Ages : A Taste of Historyhttp://library.thinkquest.org/C005446/frame.html
Did the discovery of cooking make us human ?http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8543906.stm
The article states:"Our ancestors most probably dropped food in fire accidently. They would have found it was delicious and that set us off on a whole new direction." I wonder if that is true. Although cooking food makes it taste better to us, I wonder how we would know if it tasted better to our primitive ancestors.
I for one am not surprised. I do, however, wonder how long ago it was when we decided to make cannibalism as unacceptable as incest. Does anyone recall seeing the marvelous French film “Quest for Fire? Purely speculative about cannibalism but filled with gritty realism and the unusual sight of the major female lead playing her role stark naked– clad only in body paint, mud and what looked like woad. The part was played by Ray Dong Chong I believe.I lived in the South Pacific for a couple of years and the natives, who could all speak English, talked aboutother islanders who were known to chomp on a human or two--calling it long pig! Enchanting--like calling taxes revenue enhancement. I believe they were referring to someplace in the Solomons.WillyD
I remember that movie : La Guerre du feu, a 1981 film based on the 1911 French novel by J.-H. Rosny a?n? (1856?1940). Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and adapted by G?rard Brach, the film stars Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Nameer El-Kadi, and Rae Dawn Chong.Chewy.[attachment deleted by admin]
The article states:"Our ancestors most probably dropped food in fire accidently. They would have found it was delicious and that set us off on a whole new direction." I wonder if that is true. Although cooking food makes it taste better to us, I wonder how we would know if it tasted better to our primitive ancestors.
Fancy a raw meat ?
You saw it–good! And–you got the spelling of the little scamp's name–even better. When I first sawit I was so impressed that I brought the tape into the office, gathered the staff and set up a tv/vcr andwe spent the afternoon watching it. I saw it as an educational opportunity, but some nihilists held it to be a waste of government time. Oh how I laughed. Anyway, I adored the film and have seen it several times over the years--always an adventure of the mind. The fire making scene was mesmerizing.WillyD
The article states:"Our ancestors most probably dropped food in fire accidently. They would have found it was delicious and that set us off on a whole new direction." I wonder if that is true. Although cooking food makes it taste better to us, I wonder how we would know if it tasted better to our primitive ancestors.
Fancy a raw meat ?
I'm a student of the school of the accidental; more likely Ogg was sitting around the fire with his friends / family enjoying a raw leg of thing when (klutz that he was) he dropped said leg in the fire... it having been a long day of hunting and gathering his hunger overrulled his distaste at eating something that was all burned and smokin'. To the amusement fo f&f he ate it anyway. Likely the fact that he had less GI upsets that night had an influence... also on a cold night hot things are better to eat... the list goes on. Having figured it out (burning beff that is) could the brewing of beer be far behind?
The article states:"Our ancestors most probably dropped food in fire accidently. They would have found it was delicious and that set us off on a whole new direction." I wonder if that is true. Although cooking food makes it taste better to us, I wonder how we would know if it tasted better to our primitive ancestors.
After extensive researches, I'd like to unveil a rare but fundamental document illustrating the total abnegation of our honourable Board Moderator (peace be upon him) in his quest for truth and scientific experiments... Gentlemen, with all the respect due to Phid, the "evidence" ! :'(Yours friendly,Aeth 😉
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