Europeans probably ate their dead loved ones instead of burying them 15,000 years ago.
According to a new study, the consumption of dead people was not essential, but a ritual.
Researchers also said people used the remaining bones as cups and chewed on them.
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AdvertisementAdvertisementCannibalistic Europeans likely feasted on their deceased loved ones at funerals instead of burying them, according to a new study.
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