They created a mathematical model that, they say, demonstrates: Live fast, die young, be prepared to abort.
Tag: cannibalism
Researchers: Warm weather made cannibals of Neanderthals
The researchers see it as a desperate measure. They don’t (and, of course, shouldn’t) rule out ritual cannibalism, which could also be a response to stress (= if we eat this person, we will absorb his ability to spot big game). Slowly the picture comes in and we are still looking for that subhuman Darwin promised us.