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Cannibals and Craftsmen: Ancient Skulls Found in England Were Used as Cups

Ancient human bones found in an English cave not only show signs of cannibalism but also seem to have served another gruesome role: providing the raw material for so-called "skull cups." These skulls-turned-goblets may have been used as vessels for blood, food or potent drinks during rituals performed thousands of years...

Chilean Miners Considered Suicide, Cannibalism

The 33 men trapped in a Chilean copper mine were just days away from committing mass suicide or engaging in cannibalism when they were contacted by rescue crews, the miners have revealed. In a "60 Minutes" interview set to air Sunday on CBS, the miners say they were prepared for the worst after a mine shaft collapsed...

Cracks Emerge in Chilean Miners' Pact of Silence

(Oct. 18) -- Cracks are emerging in the Chilean miners' pact to stay mum about their underground horror, with at least one miner admitting he'll tell his story for money and another saying he wants to dispel rumors about cannibalism and male sex. Half a mile underground, the 33 men made a pact in their early days of...

Berlin Cannibal Restaurant Revealed as Hoax

(Sept. 4) -- A grisly claim that a cannibal restaurant would soon open in Berlin turned out today be a hoax perpetrated by a German vegetarian organization, but it still left a disturbing taste in many mouths. The elaborate ruse involved a high-gloss website that promised diners "authentic Wari cuisine" in the tradition...

Fark's Weird News Quiz (Obtuse Terrorists Edition)

(Sept. 3) -- Editor's note: How well do you follow weird news? Find out with this strange news quiz from our obsessive friends at Fark.com. Test your knowledge and check your answers below. 1. Police busted a man who had a meth lab in his house last week. What made the police suspicious of him in the first place? a)...

cannibalism News From the Web

06/02/12 College Student Who Admitted To Eating Parts Of Family... Source: CBS - WJZ 13 - Baltimore MD JOPPATOWNE, Md. (WJZ)âA confessed cannibal.
06/01/12 Morgan students recall cannibal suspect Source: ABC - WMAR 2 - Baltimore MD Neighbors reacted as police discovered the dismembered body of a man in a Joppa townhouse community.
06/01/12 Top 5 true-life cannibal tales Source: The Sunday Independent Is it the start of the zombie apocalypse?
06/01/12 Top 5 true-life cannibal tales Source: IOL Is it the start of the zombie apocalypse?
05/31/12 Cannibal Fever? Maryland Man Confesses To Eating His... Source: Newsone.com Alexander Kinyua , 21, confessed to murdering his roommate, Kujoe Bonsafo Agyei-Kodie, then eating his brain and heart, reports HuffingtonPost.com. The Morgan State University student was reported missing last week.

Background on cannibalism

Cannibalism (from Caníbales, the Spanish name for the Carib people, a West Indies tribe formerly well known for their practice of cannibalism) is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh of other human beings.

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