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‘We now have clear proof of cannibalism in this site.’ Signs of butchery were everywhere – not just on the odd bone. Almost two thirds of bones from post-cranial parts of the skeleton (any bone other than the skull and mandible) bore cut-marks. And in many places, the cuts were grouped, in parallel, at key sites of muscle and ligament attachment.
... See moreMany people think that spit-roasting meant roasting over the fire, but in fact the cooking took place a good distance to the side of the fire, the meat only getting moved close up right at the end to brown it. This is a similar technique to a modern Argentine asado, where a whole animal is slow-roasted at an angle several feet from an outdoor
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