Evidence Of Neanderthal Cannibalism Found Inside Belgian Cave

Found inside the Wallonia region's Goyet Caves, the remains belong to four women and two children who were killed, butchered, and eaten by a rival group.

Roughly 45,000 years ago, one group of Neanderthals in present-day Belgium killed and cannibalized another group made up of vulnerable women and children, according to grisly evidence uncovered in Goyet Caves.

These caves were first explored by archaeologists in the latter half of the 19th century. The caves were eventually found to hold more than 100 Neanderthal bone fragments, though it long proved difficult to conduct a detailed analysis of these remains.

But now, with the help of DNA analysis, radiocarbon dating, isotopic measurements, and virtual reconstructions, researchers were able to construct biological profiles of the six in